Meanings
- alternativeuncountablecrimeAlternative form of child sexual abuse.
A 2020 study that examined three decades of research on sex education found that comprehensive sex ed that begins in elementary school can help prevent child sex abuse, among other benefits.
2022 April 14, Olga Khazan, “Republicans Have Sex Ed All Wrong”, in The Atlantic1 more example
Online child sex abuse has increased by 27 per cent in just two years, as the NSPCC called for tougher laws to combat “digital breadcrumbing” that signposts paedophiles to illegal content.
2022 April 15, Charles Hymas, “Online child sex abuse up by 27 per cent in two years”, in The Telegraph
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Compound of child + sex abuse.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
child sex abuse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/child%20sex%20abuse
“child sex abuse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/child%20sex%20abuse. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “child sex abuse,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/child%20sex%20abuse.
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