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child-battering

American

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

noun

the physical abuse of a child by a parent or guardian, as by beating.

Other Word Forms

child-batterer noun

Etymology

Origin of child-battering

First recorded in 1970–75

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