Child Safety Vocabulary

verb A word used to express an action, state, or occurrence.

adjective A word that describes or gives more information about a noun.

adverb A word that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb.

preposition A word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence.

• Please be careful when handling the delicate glassware.
• Hey, be careful with that expensive vase!
• Yo, be careful not to spill that drink everywhere.
• Be careful with your words, they can hurt more than you realize.

noun the act of caressing or touching in a loving or sensual way

• The suspect was caught fondling himself in public and was immediately arrested.
• I caught my little brother fondling his action figures when he thought no one was watching.
• I can't believe he was caught fondling her at the party last night.
• The artist's hands moved delicately, fondling the clay as if it were alive.