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Verb: childproof  'chI(-u)ld,proof
  1. Make safe against children
    "childproof the apartment";
    - child-proof
Adjective: childproof  'chI(-u)ld,proof
  1. Designed to prevent children harming themselves
    "a childproof top for a medicine bottle"

Derived forms: child-proofing, child-proofs, childproofed, childproofing, childproofs, child-proofed

Type of: proof

Encyclopedia: Childproof