grooming
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9.1
- noun
- /ˈɡrumɪŋ/
- Offensive
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acoso sexual a menores
- "Children who go missing generally are vulnerable to sexual exploitation; but children missing from care are even more so, because they don't necessarily have good experiences of normal adult relationships, so are more susceptible to grooming.
- predatory grooming
Well, the the the point is as well with the grooming gangs in the UK.
- Well, the the the point is as well with the grooming gangs in the UK.
- Well, she could certainly testify to the grooming and the abuse.
- And then then I learned about the grooming gang things and that really set me off.
- And then the Cuban honors are just so obsessed with all of this child grooming and all, and they think about it non-stop.
- OK, this term of grooming, which has some sinister implications, but in its most simple term, grooming is really a process of preparing someone for abuse.
- Hey, man, grooming, gross stuff, big fat grooming, big fat grooms.
Examples
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Authorities are working to raise awareness about the dangers of grooming and how it can happen through social media.
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And the grooming of children is not stopping.
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Well, she could certainly testify to the grooming and the abuse.
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There is sexual grooming, there is financial grooming, and there is ideological grooming.
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Have you done any research about AI bots grooming children?
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His organization, the EDL, has been responsible for exposing the sexual 'grooming' of girls across the UK.
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The grooming and "trust building" that goes on prior to the abuse is about power; it’s not about gay sexual gratification.
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The documentary highlighted the alarming rise in online grooming of young children by predators.
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Parents should educate themselves about the signs of grooming to protect their children from online exploitation.
Compounds
How Predatory
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Grooming has a harmful modern meaning that keeps the idea of 'preparing' but in a criminal way: it describes someone building trust with a child to sexually harm or exploit them, so the word now also warns of a dangerous, illegal preparation.