child-resistant
[ chahyld-ri-zis-tuh nt ]
/ ˈtʃaɪld rɪˌzɪs tənt /
adjective
that resists being opened, tampered with, or damaged by a child; childproof: a child-resistant medicine cabinet.
Origin of child-resistant
First recorded in 1970–75
Words nearby child-resistant
child-abuse register,
child-battering,
child-bearing,
child-directed speech,
child-free,
child-resistant,
childbearing,
childbed,
childbed fever,
childbirth,
childcare