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childproof

or child-proof

[ chahyld-proof ]

adjective

  1. resistant to being opened, tampered with, or operated by a child:

    a childproof medicine bottle.

  2. made free of hazard for a child:

    a childproof home.

  3. made safe from damage by children:

    a childproof living room free of breakable objects.

verb (used with object)

  1. to make childproof:

    to childproof a home.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of childproof1

First recorded in 1955–60; child + -proof

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