Phrase guide

child molestation

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Sexual abuse of a child by an adult or older child.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Qualifier: crime

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: child sexual abuse, child sex abuse

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: child abuse

History

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: إِسَاءَة جِنْسِيَّة لِلْأَطْفَال — child sexual abuse
  • Chinese Mandarin: 猥褻兒童 /猥亵儿童 (wěixiè értóng) — child sexual abuse
  • Chinese Mandarin: 儿童性虐待 (értóng xìngnüèdài) — child sexual abuse
  • Finnish: alaikäisen seksuaalinen hyväksikäyttö — child sexual abuse
  • Finnish: lapsen seksuaalinen hyväksikäyttö — child sexual abuse
  • French: agression sexuelle sur mineur — child sexual abuse
  • German: sexueller Missbrauch an Kindern — child sexual abuse
  • German: sexueller Kindesmissbrauch — child sexual abuse
  • Spanish: abuso sexual infantil — child sexual abuse
  • Spanish: pederastia — child sexual abuse
  • Swedish: sexuellt övergrepp mot barn — child sexual abuse
  • Vietnamese: ấu dâm — child sexual abuse