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childproof — [chīld′pro͞of΄] adj. designed or arranged to prevent operation or damage by a child … English World dictionary
childproof — /chuyld proohf /, adj. 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… … Universalium
childproof — I. adjective Date: 1956 1. designed to prevent tampering or opening by children < childproof pill bottles > 2. made safe for children (as by safe storage of dangerous materials) < a childproof home > II. transitive verb Date: 1971 to make… … New Collegiate Dictionary
childproof — I UK [ˈtʃaɪldˌpruːf] / US [ˈtʃaɪldˌpruf] adjective something that is childproof is designed so that children cannot use it, open it, or hurt themselves on it a bottle of pills with a childproof lid II UK [ˈtʃaɪldˌpruːf] / US [ˈtʃaɪldˌpruf] verb… … English dictionary
childproof — 1. adjective a) Designed to be unable for a child to use, operate, or open. Because of her arthritis, she always asked not to have childproof caps on her medicine bottles. b) Made … Wiktionary
childproof — child|proof1 [ tʃaıld,pruf ] adjective something that is childproof is designed so that children cannot use it, open it, or hurt themselves on it: a bottle of pills with a childproof lid childproof child|proof 2 [ tʃaıld,pruf ] verb transitive to … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Childproof — Something that is child resistant (or childproof) has been made relatively safe for contact with, or use by, children or infants. Childproofing involves reducing risks to the point that a child should not come to forseable harm, and is a term… … Wikipedia
childproof — child|proof [ˈtʃaıldpru:f] adj something that is childproof is designed to prevent a child from opening, damaging, or breaking it ▪ a childproof lock … Dictionary of contemporary English
childproof — [[t]tʃa͟ɪldpruːf[/t]] also child proof ADJ Something that is childproof is designed in a way which ensures that children cannot harm it or be harmed by it. A medicine chest should be secure and childproof … English dictionary
childproof — adjective something that is childproof is designed to prevent a child from opening, damaging, or breaking it: a childproof lock … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
childproof — [ˈtʃaɪldˌpruːf] adj something that is childproof is designed so that children cannot use it, open it, or hurt themselves on it a bottle of pills with a childproof lid[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
