childproof

or child-proof

[ chahyld-proof ]

/ ˈtʃaɪldˌpruf /

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adjective

resistant to being opened, tampered with, or operated by a child: a childproof medicine bottle.

made free of hazard for a child: a childproof home.

made safe from damage by children: a childproof living room free of breakable objects.

verb (used with object)

to make childproof: to childproof a home.

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Origin of childproof

First recorded in 1955–60; child + -proof

How to use childproof in a sentence

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At least one child in CAR has been killed or gravely injured per day, and 10,000 have been recruited into militant groups.
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You would not think it too much to set the whole province in flames so that you could have your way with this wretched child.
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He shrank, as from some one who inflicted pain as a child, unwittingly, to see what the effect would be.
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The mother's lips could not finish the charge she was about to put upon her innocent child.
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In Luke it is said, “And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom.”
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