child-resistant

[chahyld-ri-zis-tuhnt]

adjective

1. that resists being opened, tampered with, or damaged by a child; childproof.

   a child-resistant medicine cabinet.

Word History and Origins

Origin of child-resistant¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

A government consultation on how to improve standards in both private and socially rented homes is currently taking place - and it is looking at how to ensure that all rented homes in England have child-resistant restrictors on any windows that present a fall risk.

From BBC

A recent petition to the consumer protection agency requests that it create a mandatory regulation requiring manufacturers to make the ladders on above-ground and portable pools “child-resistant.”

From Los Angeles Times

Reese’s Law, a federal statute named for a child who died of serious injuries after swallowing a button battery, now requires compartments for such batteries on consumer products to be harder to open and mandates child-resistant packaging for button batteries.

From Los Angeles Times

Sellers are required to have packaging that is child-resistant, resealable and opaque if it’s an edible product.

From Los Angeles Times

"In addition, each laundry packet should be individually wrapped with child-resistant packaging, which would provide important layers of protection for this highly toxic product."

From Science Daily