child-battering
[ chahyld-bat-er-ing ]
/ ˈtʃaɪldˌbæt ər ɪŋ /
noun
the physical abuse of a child by a parent or guardian, as by beating.
Words nearby child-battering
child support, child welfare, child wife, child's play, child-abuse register, child-battering, child-bearing, child-directed speech, child-free, child-resistant, childbearing
Origin of child-battering
First recorded in 1970–75
OTHER WORDS FROM child-battering
child-bat·ter·er, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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