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. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey:

   These arrests send a strong message — that child abuse will not be tolerated and must be reported, we must continue working to ensure vulnerable children are protected, especially at school.

2. Peter Saunders:

   He is making a mockery of the papal commission (into child abuse), of the Pope himself, but most of all of the victims and the survivors, he has a catalog of denigrating people, of acting with callousness, cold-heartedness, almost sociopathic I would go as far as to say, this lack of care.

3. Plumas County Sheriff Greg Hagwood:

   This has shaken my staff to the core, that little girl had been subjected to the most unspeakable measure of torture for an extended period of time. This is child abuse, the likes of which we haven't experienced here (in Plumas County).

4. September Goldman:

   Suggesting to my 9-year-old child she does is child abuse, not education.

5. The BSA:

   We care deeply about all victims of child abuse and sincerely apologize to anyone who was harmed during their time in Scouting, we are outraged that there have been times when individuals took advantage of our program to abuse innocent children. We believe victims, we support them, we pay for counseling by a provider of their choice and we encourage them to come forward. It is the Boy Scouts of America( BSA) policy that all incidents of suspected abuse are reported to law enforcement.