childproof
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child·proof
(chīld′pro͞of′)adj.
1. Designed to resist tampering by young children: a childproof aspirin bottle.
2. Made safe for young children, as by the removal or alteration of potential hazards: a childproof kitchen.
tr.v. child·proofed, child·proof·ing, child·proofs
To make childproof: childproof a house.
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childproof
(ˈtʃaɪldpruːf) orchild proof
adj
designed to eliminate or minimize hazards to children
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child′proof`
or child′-proof`,
adj.
1. incapable of being opened, tampered with, or operated by a child.
2. made free of hazard for a child.
v.t. 3. to make childproof.
[1955–60]
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| Verb | 1. | childproof - make safe against children; "childproof the apartment" proof - make resistant (to harm); "proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer" |
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childproof
[ˈtʃaɪldˌpruːf] ADJ → a prueba de niñoschild-proof (door) lock → cerradura f de seguridad para niños
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
childproof
child proof [ˈtʃaɪldpruːf] adjchildproof lock → sécurité f enfantchild psychologist n → psychologue mf pour enfantschild rearing n → éducation f des enfants
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
childproof
adj a prueba de niñosEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.