child abuse

child a·buse

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [chahyld verb uh-byooz]
- /tʃaɪld verb əˈbyuz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [chahyld verb uh-byooz]
- /tʃaɪld verb əˈbyuz/

Definitions of child abuse words

noun child abuse physical, sexual, or emotional ill-treatment or neglect of a child, esp by those responsible for its welfare 3
noun child abuse mistreatment of a child by a parent or guardian, including neglect, beating, and sexual molestation. 1
noun child abuse violence towards a child 1
noun child abuse neglect of a child 1
noun child abuse sexual molestation of a child 1
noun child abuse Physical, sexual or emotional mistreatment of a child that causes long-term or permanent damage. 0

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Origin of child abuse

First appearance:

before 1970

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1970-75

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Child abuse

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Child abuse

child abuse popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

child abuse usage trend in Literature

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