child support

noun

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.

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child maintenancemaintenance
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Meanings

nounchild support (uncountable)
  1. uncountablelawThe 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.

    Synonyms: child maintenance, maintenance

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe 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.

Similar
child maintenancemaintenance

Translations

Afrikaans papgeld
  • papgeldongoing obligation for periodic payment
Chinese Mandarin 子女撫養費 /子女抚养费
  • 子女撫養費 /子女抚养费 (zǐnǚ fǔyǎngfèi)ongoing obligation for periodic payment
Danish børnebidrag
  • børnebidragongoing obligation for periodic payment
Dutch kinderalimentatie
  • kinderalimentatieongoing obligation for periodic payment
Esperanto alimento, nutramono
  • alimentoongoing obligation for periodic payment
  • nutramonoongoing obligation for periodic payment
Finnish elatusapu, elatusmaksu
  • elatusapuongoing obligation for periodic payment
  • elatusmaksuongoing obligation for periodic payment
French pension alimentaire
  • pension alimentaireongoing obligation for periodic payment
German Kindesunterhalt
  • Kindesunterhaltongoing obligation for periodic payment
Russian алиме́нты
  • алиме́нты (aliménty)ongoing obligation for periodic payment
Spanish manutención
  • manutenciónongoing obligation for periodic payment
Swedish underhåll, underhållsbidrag
  • underhållongoing obligation for periodic payment
  • underhållsbidragongoing obligation for periodic payment
Thai ค่าอุปการะเลี้ยงดู
  • ค่าอุปการะเลี้ยงดู (kâa-ùp-bpà-gaa-rá-líiang-duu)ongoing obligation for periodic payment
Turkish nafaka
  • nafakaongoing obligation for periodic payment
Cite this entry
APA

child support. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/child%20support

MLA

“child support.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/child%20support. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “child support,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/child%20support.

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