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infanticide
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in·fan·ti·cide  (n-fnt-sd)
n.
1. The act of killing an infant.
2. The practice of killing newborn infants.
3. One who kills an infant.

[Late Latin nfanticdium, the killing of a child and nfnticda, killer of a child : Latin nfns, nfant-, infant; see infant + Latin -cdium and -cda, -cide.]

in·fanti·cidal (-sdl) adj.

infanticide [ɪnˈfæntɪˌsaɪd]
n
1. the killing of an infant
2. the practice of killing newborn infants, still prevalent in some primitive tribes
3. a person who kills an infant
infanticidal  adj

infanticide
1. the murder of infants.
2. a person who kills infants. — infanticidal, adj.
See also: Killing
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.infanticide - a person who murders an infant
liquidator, manslayer, murderer - a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
2.infanticide - murdering an infant
murder, slaying, execution - unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
Translations
infanticide [ɪnˈfæntɪsaɪd] N
1. (= act) → infanticidio m
2. (= person) → infanticida mf
infanticide [ɪnˈfæntɪsaɪd] ninfanticide m
infanticide
nKindesmord m, → Kindestötung f; (= person)Kindesmörder(in) m(f)
infanticide [ɪnˈfæntɪsaɪd] ninfanticidio


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