CHILDPROOF

childproof, child-proof

(verb) make safe against children; “childproof the apartment”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

childproof (comparative more childproof, superlative most childproof)

Designed to be unable for a child to use, operate, or open.

Made safe for children.

Made safe from children; resistant to damage by children.

Verb

childproof (third-person singular simple present childproofs, present participle childproofing, simple past and past participle childproofed)

To make something childproof.

I debated childproofing my house, but decided against, on the basis that any scars or burns would serve as object lessons in restraint.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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