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child neglect

child neglect noun: a form of child abuse caused by the denial of basic needs like proper nutrition, care, and love.

Noun

child neglect (uncountable)

  1. A form of child abuse caused by the denial of basic needs like proper nutrition, care, and love.

child neglect meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

child neglect in Tamil

குழந்தை வளர்ப்பில் கவனக்குறைவு, உதாசீனம், குழந்தை கவனிப்பாரற்று வளர்க்கப்படுவது

child neglect in Vietnamese

form of child abuse
bỏ bê trẻ em, bỏ mặc trẻ em, bỏ rơi trẻ em

Questions about child neglect

What does child neglect mean?
Child neglect means a form of child abuse caused by the denial of basic needs like proper nutrition, care, and love.
What is child neglect in Tamil?
Child neglect in Tamil is குழந்தை வளர்ப்பில் கவனக்குறைவு, உதாசீனம், குழந்தை கவனிப்பாரற்று வளர்க்கப்படுவது. See Child neglect meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is child neglect?
Child neglect is a noun.

Words near child neglect in the dictionary

  1. child minder
  2. child minders
  3. child molestation
  4. child molester
  5. child molesters
  6. child neglect
  7. child node
  8. child nodes
  9. child of the kitchen
  10. child of the manse
  11. child porn

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Adapted from Wiktionary: child neglect (page history and authors); child neglect (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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