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noun
mistreatment of a child by a parent or guardian, including neglect, beating, and sexual molestation.
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Origin of child abuse
First recorded in 1970–75
Words nearby child abuse
Chikamatsu, chi kung, chilblain, Chilcat, child, child abuse, child-abuse register, child-battering, childbearing, childbed, childbed fever
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British Dictionary definitions for child abuse
child abuse
noun
physical, sexual, or emotional ill-treatment or neglect of a child, esp by those responsible for its welfareSee also nonaccidental injury
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