child-battering

 [chahyld-bat-er-ing]  

child-bat·ter·ing

   [chahyld-bat-er-ing]
noun
the physical abuse of a child by a parent or guardian, as by beating.
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Origin:
1970–75

Related forms
child-bat·ter·er, noun
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