infanticide








noun

  1. the act of killing an infant.
  2. the practice of killing newborn infants.
  3. a person who kills an infant.

noun

  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
n.

1650s, “the killing of infants;” 1670s, “one who kills an infant,” from infant + -cide.

n.

  1. The act of killing an infant.
  2. The practice of killing newborns.
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