infanticide (redirected from Infanticide (humans))

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.

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[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.]

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in·fanti·cidal (-sdl) adj.

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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

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infanticide

1. the murder of infants.
2. a person who kills infants. — infanticidal, adj.

See also: Killing

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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] n → infanticide m

infanticide

n → Kindesmord m, → Kindestötung f; (= person) → Kindesmörder(in) m(f)

infanticide [ɪnˈfæntɪsaɪd] n → infanticidio