Word.ws English Dictionary

childproofing

childproofing is the present participle and gerund of childproof.

Meaning of childproof

Verb

childproof (third-person singular simple present childproofs, present participle childproofing, simple past and past participle childproofed)

  1. To make something childproof (in any sense).
    • I debated childproofing my house, but decided against, on the basis that any scars or burns would serve as object lessons in restraint.

See all 4 meanings of childproof

Questions about childproofing

What is childproofing the present participle and gerund of?
Childproofing is the present participle and gerund of childproof.

Words near childproofing in the dictionary

  1. childnesses
  2. childproof
  3. childproofed
  4. childproofer
  5. childproofers
  6. childproofing
  7. childproofs
  8. childraiser
  9. childraisers
  10. childraising
  11. childrearer

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: childproofing (page history and authors); childproof (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.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “childproofing.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/childproofing. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.