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child abuse

UK/ˈtʃaɪldəbjuːs/

child abuse noun: physical, sexual or emotional mistreatment of a child that causes long-term or permanent damage.

Noun

child abuse (uncountable)

  1. Physical, sexual or emotional mistreatment of a child that causes long-term or permanent damage.

child abuse meaning in Arabic and Vietnamese

child abuse in Arabic

mistreatment of a child
إِسَاءَة مُعَامَلَة لِلْأَطْفَال ʔisāʔa muʕāmala lilʔaṭfāl, إِسَاءَة مُعَامَلَة الْأَطْفَال ʔisāʔa muʕāmala al-ʔaṭfāl

child abuse in Vietnamese

mistreatment of a child
ngược đãi trẻ em, lạm dụng trẻ em

Words formed from child abuse

Questions about child abuse

What does child abuse mean?
Child abuse means physical, sexual or emotional mistreatment of a child that causes long-term or permanent damage.
What is child abuse in Arabic?
Child abuse in Arabic is إِسَاءَة مُعَامَلَة لِلْأَطْفَال (ʔisāʔa muʕāmala lilʔaṭfāl), إِسَاءَة مُعَامَلَة الْأَطْفَال (ʔisāʔa muʕāmala al-ʔaṭfāl). See Child abuse meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is child abuse?
Child abuse is a noun.
How do you pronounce child abuse?
Child abuse is pronounced /ˈtʃaɪldəbjuːs/ (UK).

Words near child abuse in the dictionary

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