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child-resistant

child-re·sist·ant
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [chahyld ri-zis-tuh nt]
    • /tʃaɪld rɪˈzɪs tənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [chahyld ri-zis-tuh nt]
    • /tʃaɪld rɪˈzɪs tənt/

Definition of child-resistant word

  • adjective child-resistant that resists being opened, tampered with, or damaged by a child; childproof: a child-resistant medicine cabinet. 1
Just one definition for child-resistant

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Origin of child-resistant

First appearance:

before 1970
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1970-75

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Parts of speech for Child-resistant

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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child-resistant popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 72% 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.

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