Get the Word of the Day Email. Citations for caustic. Osborne reddened, and was on the point of letting fly some caustic remark on his father's dress at the present moment; but he contented himself with saying, in a low voice, My mother always expected us all to dress for dinnerâ¦. 1  When he nonetheless somehow provoked it, her caustic tongue lashed him mercilessly.
1 A Child Contact Centre is a safe, friendly and neutral place where children of separated families can spend time with one or both parents and sometimes other family members. Supported Child Contact Centres are suitable for families when no significant risk to the child or those around the child has been identified. 2  Supported Child Contact Centres do not make verbal or written reports about visits, apart from the dates and times of attendance.
While parents might feel a sense of security knowing they can contact their kids wherever they are, having a mobile phone might also give a child access to inappropriate or undesirable apps, the web and the less-than-wholesome intentions of other people, from bullying to worse.