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child-battering

[ chahyld-bat-er-ing ]
/ ˈtʃaɪldˌbæt ər ɪŋ /

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, noun

Words nearby child-battering

chilblain, Chilcat, child, child abuse, child-abuse register, child-battering, childbearing, childbed, childbed fever, child benefit, childbirth
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