English Dictionary

spanking

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈspæŋkɪŋ/

名詞

A form of physical punishment in which a beating is applied to the buttocks. / An incident of such punishment, or such physical act in a non-punitive context, such as a birthday spanking.

日本語の意味

体罰として、お尻を叩く行為 / 誕生日など、懲罰目的ではなく行われるお尻を叩く行為

Many parents now agree that spanking should not be used as a means of discipline.

多くの親は今、お尻を打つ体罰をしつけの方法として用いるべきではないと考えている。

意味（1）

A form of physical punishment in which a beating is applied to the buttocks.

Domestic spanking is often endured over the knee (or lap), formal spanking rather applied over a contraption such as a tresle or A-frame, with or without constraints

意味（2）

An incident of such punishment, or such physical act in a non-punitive context, such as a birthday spanking.

Some people think spankings of any sort constitute child abuse.

spankings （ plural ）