noun
A direct loanword from English, used in Japanese to refer to the maltreatment of children, often in formal or media contexts.
チャイルドアビューズは深刻な社会問題だ。
Child abuse is a serious social problem.
Variant with interpunct, reflecting the original English word boundary.
The native Japanese term for child abuse, more commonly used in legal and everyday contexts. チャイルドアビューズ is a direct loanword that may carry a slightly more clinical or international nuance.
Borrowed from English 'child abuse'.