Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
child-centered is an adjective meaning "designed to promote a child's personal qualities rather than to provide training or information". It carries one recorded sense.
designed to promote a child's personal qualities rather than to provide training or information
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for child-centered come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.