infanticide.
The murder of an infant.
Meaning & usage
The murder of an infant.
The murder of a child by a parent; filicide.
The criminal offence of killing of a newborn, committed by its mother while psychologically disturbed by the effects of childbirth or lactation, not regarded as murder.
The killing of a young, immature animal by a mature adult of the same species.
Where this word comes from
From French infanticide, from Latin īnfanticīdium. By surface analysis, infant + -i- + -cide.
The murderer of a child: a person who has committed infanticide.
Where this word comes from
From French infanticide, from Latin īnfanticīda. By surface analysis, infant + -i- + -cide.
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