child-resistant

Hard for toddlers

Child-resistant describes packaging or devices designed to be difficult for young children to open while remaining accessible to adults.

Medicine bottles with push-and-twist caps are the classic example: The child-resistant cap frustrated her arthritic hands.

The term acknowledges that no container is truly childproof—only resistant to a child's attempts.

packaging

safety cap

Tamper-resistant container closure

seal · locking mechanism · pharmacy · prescription · dosage · compliance · CRC · CPSC · poison prevention · childproof

household

cabinet lock

Fastener for enclosed furniture

medicine cabinet · garage storage · pesticide · solvent · antifreeze · fertilizer

regulation

CPSC

Consumer product regulator

testing · certification · standards · labeling · warning · protocol · mandate · legislation · recall · enforcement

Categories
Opposites
accessibility to children

child-resistantchild-friendly

Appropriate for young people

accessible · flip-top · unrestricted · unsecured

safety design intent

child-resistantarthritis-friendly

Suited for inflamed joints

user-friendly · ergonomic

Family

child, resist, children, childish, childlike, childless, childhood, childcare, resists

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G