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- DictionaryPost·er child
noun
- 1. a person or thing that epitomizes or represents a specified quality, cause, etc.: North American "the antiglobalization movement's poster child"
noun
Person who represents a cause or ideal
A poster child is, according to the original meaning of the term, a child afflicted by some disease or deformity whose picture is used on posters or other media as part of a campaign to raise money or enlist volunteers for a cause or organization. Such campaigns may be part of an annual effort or event, and may include the name and age of a specific child along with other personally identifiable a... Wikipedia