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. 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.

2. 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).

3. Robert Sege:

   Most child abuse is caused by neglect, and physical abuse doesn't always cause a kind of serious injury that requires hospitalization.

4. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance:

   I am confident that the experienced homicide and child abuse prosecutors in my office will see that justice is served in this tragic case.

5. Tracie Afifi:

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