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child-battering
[ chahyld-bat-er-ing ]
noun
- the physical abuse of a child by a parent or guardian, as by beating.
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¦³ó¾±±ô»å-²ú²¹³Ùt±ð°ù·±ð°ù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of child-battering1
First recorded in 1970–75
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Example Sentences
Examples have not been reviewed.
To the extent that multiple personalities are understood, it seems that Sybil's mind began creating alternative personages as a defense against her mother, who was a sadistic, child-battering schizophrenic.
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