child-battering
[ chahyld-bat-er-ing ]
/ ˈtʃaɪldˌbæt ər ɪŋ /
noun
the physical abuse of a child by a parent or guardian, as by beating.
Origin of child-battering
First recorded in 1970–75
OTHER WORDS FROM child-battering
child-bat·ter·er, nounWords nearby child-battering
child support,
child welfare,
child wife,
child's play,
child-abuse register,
child-battering,
child-bearing,
child-directed speech,
child-free,
child-resistant,
childbearing