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child-resistant

American  
[chahyld-ri-zis-tuhnt] / ˈtʃaɪld rɪˌzɪs tənt /

adjective

  1. that resists being opened, tampered with, or damaged by a child; childproof.

    a child-resistant medicine cabinet.

Etymology

Origin of child-resistant

First recorded in 1970–75

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