Synonyms for child abuse
child abuse

Princeton's WordNet

1. child abusenoun

   the physical or emotional or sexual mistreatment of children

Matched Categories

1. • Maltreatment

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:4.7 / 3 votes

1. child abuse

   Synonyms:
   Abused child syndrome, Ambroise Tardieu syndrome, baby battering, battered babe syndrome, battered child syndrome, battered infant syndrome, Caffey syndrome, Caffey-Kempe syndrome, child battering, maltreatment syndrome of children, parent-infant traumatic stress syndrome, Silverman syndrome, Trauma X

2. child abuse

   Synonyms:
   Caffey-Kempe syndrome

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1. Tracie Afifi:

   We found almost half that enter the military in Canada had a history of child abuse.

2. The BSA:

   The Boy Scouts care deeply about all victims of child abuse and sincerely apologize to anyone who was harmed during their time in scouting, at no time have The Boy Scouts ever knowingly allowed a perpetrator to work with youth, and The Boy Scouts mandate that all leaders, volunteers and staff members nationwide immediately report any abuse allegation to law enforcement.

3. District Attorney Mike Hestrin:

   This is among the worst, most aggravated child abuse cases I have ever seen.

4. John Barnes:

   All I have been trying to do is protect my daughter, there is no way in hell I have influenced seven very high-level organizations that are geared toward protecting children’s rights and safety into sweeping her claims of rape and child abuse under the rug.

5. Ambassador Babacar Diagne:

   I am shocked and saddened every time I learn about a reported case of child abuse in some( Quranic) schools in Senegal. Some try to justify mistreatment by tradition but these claims are baseless, the Government of Senegal attaches great importance to the protection of human rights, particularly those of children. ( Much) progress( has) been achieved, although many challenges remain.