Abstract: A childproof closure for bottles in general with easier operation and improved safety, including a hood, which can be rigidly coupled to a metal cap which can be screwed onto the neck of a bottle and the like, and an outer cap, which can be superimposed on the metal cap and the hood. Axial protrusions are provided on the base of the hood which can be detachably coupled to inner teeth formed by the outer cap. Elastic means are furthermore provided for axially spacing the bottom of the outer cap and the base of the hood and are suitable to allow the engagement of the axial protrusions and of the inner teeth in order to rigidly rotationally couple the outer cap and the hood when axial compression is applied to the outer cap.