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child prostitution

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

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noun

Meaning 1

The use of a child by others for sexual activities in return for remuneration or any other form of consideration.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Abkhaz: ахәыҷқәа рыкаҳԥра́ (axwəčʼkwa rəkʼaḥprá) — use of a child for sexual activities for profit
  • Abkhaz: ахәыҷқәа рыла́ԥсра (axwəčʼkwa rəlápsra) — use of a child for sexual activities for profit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 兒童賣淫 /儿童卖淫 (értóng màiyín) — use of a child for sexual activities for profit
  • Danish: børneprostitution — use of a child for sexual activities for profit
  • Estonian: lasteprostitutsioon — use of a child for sexual activities for profit
  • Finnish: lapsiprostituutio — use of a child for sexual activities for profit
  • Japanese: 児童売春 (jidō baishun) — use of a child for sexual activities for profit
  • Korean: 아동 성매매 (adong seongmaemae) — use of a child for sexual activities for profit
  • Norwegian: barneprostitusjon — use of a child for sexual activities for profit
  • Polish: dziecięca prostytucja — use of a child for sexual activities for profit
  • Thai: โสเภณีเด็ก — use of a child for sexual activities for profit