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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Designed to resist tampering by young children.
  • adjective Made safe for young children, as by the removal or alteration of potential hazards.
  • transitive verb To make childproof.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Designed to be unable for a child to use, operate, or open.
  • adjective Made safe for children.
  • adjective Made safe from children; resistant to damage by children.
  • verb To make something childproof.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb make safe against children

Etymologies

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From child +‎ -proof

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