Phrase guide

child marriage

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The marriage or cohabitation between a minor and an adult or another minor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Compound of child + marriage.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: বাল্যবিবাহ (ballobibaho) — child marriage
  • Bulgarian: ранен брак (ranen brak) — child marriage
  • Chinese Mandarin: 童婚 (tónghūn) — child marriage
  • Czech: dětský sňatek — child marriage
  • Finnish: lapsiavioliitto — child marriage
  • French: mariage d’enfant — child marriage
  • German: Kinderehe — child marriage
  • Hindi: बाल विवाह (bāl vivāh) — child marriage
  • Indonesian: perkawinan anak — child marriage
  • Irish: pósadh leanaí — child marriage
  • Japanese: 児童婚 (jidōkon) — child marriage
  • Korean: 아동 결혼 (adong gyeolhon) — child marriage
  • Odia: ବାଳ ବିବାହ (bāḷa bibāha) — child marriage
  • Portuguese: casamento infantil — child marriage
  • Spanish: matrimonio infantil — child marriage
  • Swedish: barnäktenskap — child marriage