Meanings
nounchild abuse (uncountable)
- uncountablecriminologyPhysical, sexual or emotional mistreatment of a child that causes long-term or permanent damage.First known use 20th c.
Translations
Afrikaans kindermishandeling
- kindermishandelingmistreatment of a child
Arabic إِسَاءَة مُعَامَلَة لِلْأَطْفَال, إِسَاءَة مُعَامَلَة الْأَطْفَال
- إِسَاءَة مُعَامَلَة لِلْأَطْفَال (ʔisāʔa muʕāmala lilʔaṭfāl)mistreatment of a child
- إِسَاءَة مُعَامَلَة الْأَطْفَال (ʔisāʔa muʕāmala al-ʔaṭfāl)mistreatment of a child
Catalan maltractament infantil
- maltractament infantilmistreatment of a child
Chinese Mandarin 兒童虐待 /儿童虐待, 虐待兒童 /虐待儿童
- 兒童虐待 /儿童虐待 (értóng nüèdài)mistreatment of a child
- 虐待兒童 /虐待儿童 (nüèdài értóng)mistreatment of a child
- 虐童 (nüètóng)mistreatment of a child
Dutch kindermishandeling, kindermisbruik
- kindermishandelingmistreatment of a child
- kindermisbruikmistreatment of a child
Finnish lasten hyväksikäyttö
- lasten hyväksikäyttömistreatment of a child
French maltraitance sur mineur
- maltraitance sur mineurmistreatment of a child
German Kindesmisshandlung, Kindesmissbrauch
- Kindesmisshandlungmistreatment of a child
- Kindesmissbrauchmistreatment of a child
Hungarian gyermekbántalmazás
- gyermekbántalmazásmistreatment of a child
Italian abuso minorile
- abuso minorilemistreatment of a child
Japanese 児童虐待
- 児童虐待 (jidō gyakutai)mistreatment of a child
Korean 아동 학대
- 아동 학대 (adong hakdae)mistreatment of a child
Norwegian barnemishandling
- barnemishandlingmistreatment of a child
Portuguese abuso infantil
- abuso infantilmistreatment of a child
Romanian abuz asupra copilului
- abuz asupra copiluluimistreatment of a child
Russian наси́лие над детьми́
- наси́лие над детьми́ (nasílije nad detʹmí)mistreatment of a child
Spanish abuso de menores
- abuso de menoresmistreatment of a child
Swedish barnmisshandel, övergrepp mot barn
- barnmisshandelmistreatment of a child
- övergrepp mot barnmistreatment of a child
Turkish çocuk istismarı
- çocuk istismarımistreatment of a child
Vietnamese ngược đãi trẻ em, lạm dụng trẻ em
- ngược đãi trẻ emmistreatment of a child
- lạm dụng trẻ emmistreatment of a child
Cite this entry
APA
child abuse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/child%20abuse
MLA
“child abuse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/child%20abuse. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “child abuse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/child%20abuse.
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