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child-battering
[ chahyld-bat-er-ing ]
/ ˈtʃaɪldˌbæt ər ɪŋ /
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noun
the physical abuse of a child by a parent or guardian, as by beating.
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Origin of child-battering
First recorded in 1970–75
OTHER WORDS FROM child-battering
child-bat·ter·er, nounWords nearby child-battering
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