Child-proof


[chahyld-proof] /ˈtʃaɪldˌpruf/

adjective
1.
resistant to being opened, tampered with, or operated by a :
a childproof medicine bottle.
2.
made free of hazard for a :
a childproof home.
3.
made safe from damage by :
a childproof living room free of breakable objects.
verb (used with object)
4.
to make childproof:
to childproof a home.
adj.

1933, from child (n.) + proof (n.). As a verb by 1951.

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