infanticide
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in·fan·ti·cide
(ĭn-făn′tĭ-sīd′)n.
1. The act of killing an infant.
2. The practice of killing newborn infants.
3. One who kills an infant.
[Late Latin īnfanticīdium, the killing of a child and īnfanticīda, killer of a child : Latin īnfāns, īnfant-, infant; see infant + Latin -cīdium and -cīda, -cide.]
in·fan′ti·cid′al (-sīd′l) 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
inˌfantiˈcidal adj
in•fan•ti•cide
(ɪnˈfæn təˌsaɪd)n.
1. the act of killing an infant.
2. a person who kills an infant.
[1650–60; < Late Latin]
in•fan`ti•cid′al, adj.
infanticide
1. the murder of infants.
2. a person who kills infants. — infanticidal, adj.
See also: Killing2. a person who kills infants. — infanticidal, adj.
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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 |
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infanmurdo
lapsenmurha
čedomorstvočedoubojstvo
infanticide
in·fan·ti·cide
n. infanticidio.