Definition of «child soldiers»

"Child soldiers" refers to children who are involved in armed conflict and forced to fight or perform other military tasks.

Dealing with child soldiers in an unknown African country, this is a movie that means to provoke and it does. (awardsdaily.com)
The findings indicated improvement in PTSD symptoms among former child soldiers despite limited access to care. (cambridge.org)
Both girls and boys are used as child soldiers. (bookbrowse.com)
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