Meanings
plural childlines
- IndiaA telephone counselling service for children and young people.
A childline service has been initiated by the ministry under the integrated programme for street children.
2004, J. S. Rajput, Encyclopaedia of Indian Education: A-K, page 2392 more examples
At the time of the Gujarat earthquake, the Childline India Foundation (CIF) had been established with childlines in several cities and district towns of India.
2007, Lena Dominelli, Revitalising Communities in a Globalising World, page 306The Committee, Special Juvenile Police Units, public servants, childlines, voluntary organizations, social workers and the children themselves may refer a child to such shelter homes.
2010, Vijay Hansaria, P. I. Jose, Juvenile Justice System, page 239
Origin
From child + line, from the company name ChildLine.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
childline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/childline
“childline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/childline. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “childline,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/childline.
Source: childline on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.