childproof

childproof
/chuyld"proohf'/, adj.
1. resistant to being opened, tampered with, or operated by a child: a childproof medicine bottle.
2. made free of hazard for a child: a childproof home.
3. made safe from damage by children: a childproof living room free of breakable objects.
v.t.
4. to make childproof: to childproof a home.
Also, child-proof.
[1955-60; CHILD + -PROOF]

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