Meanings
nounchild molestation (uncountable)
- uncountablecrimeSexual abuse of a child by an adult or older child.
Synonyms: child sexual abuse, child sex abuse
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSexual abuse of a child by an adult or older child.
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Translations
Arabic إِسَاءَة جِنْسِيَّة لِلْأَطْفَال
- إِسَاءَة جِنْسِيَّة لِلْأَطْفَالchild sexual abuse
Chinese Mandarin 猥褻兒童 /猥亵儿童, 儿童性虐待
- 猥褻兒童 /猥亵儿童 (wěixiè értóng)child sexual abuse
- 儿童性虐待 (értóng xìngnüèdài)child sexual abuse
Finnish alaikäisen seksuaalinen hyväksikäyttö, lapsen seksuaalinen hyväksikäyttö
- alaikäisen seksuaalinen hyväksikäyttöchild sexual abuse
- lapsen seksuaalinen hyväksikäyttöchild sexual abuse
French agression sexuelle sur mineur
- agression sexuelle sur mineurchild sexual abuse
German sexueller Missbrauch an Kindern, sexueller Kindesmissbrauch
- sexueller Missbrauch an Kindernchild sexual abuse
- sexueller Kindesmissbrauchchild sexual abuse
Spanish abuso sexual infantil, pederastia
- abuso sexual infantilchild sexual abuse
- pederastiachild sexual abuse
Swedish sexuellt övergrepp mot barn
- sexuellt övergrepp mot barnchild sexual abuse
Vietnamese ấu dâm
- ấu dâmchild sexual abuse
Cite this entry
APA
child molestation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/child%20molestation
MLA
“child molestation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/child%20molestation. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “child molestation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/child%20molestation.
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