ALL meanings of child support
child sup·port
C c - uncountable noun child support If a parent pays child support, they legally have to pay money to help provide things such as food and clothing for a child with whom they no longer live. 3
- noun child support money paid by absent parent 1
- noun child support money paid for the care of one's minor child, especially payments to a divorced spouse or a guardian under a decree of divorce. 1
- noun child support (law) The ongoing obligation for a periodic payment made directly or indirectly by an obligor, usually the noncustodial parent, to an obligee, usually the custodial parent or other guardian, for the financial care and support of children of a relationship or marriage that has been terminated, or which never existed. 0