infanticide

[ in-fan-tuh-sahyd ]
/ ɪnˈfæn təˌsaɪd /

noun

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

Origin of infanticide

1650–60; (def 1) < Late Latin infanticīdium; (def 2) < Late Latin infanticīda. See infant, -i-, -cide

OTHER WORDS FROM infanticide

in·fan·ti·cid·al, adjective

Words nearby infanticide

infant mortality rate, infant prodigy, infant school, infanta, infante, infanticide, infantile, infantile acropustulosis, infantile autism, infantile cortical hyperostosis, infantile digital fibromatosis

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British Dictionary definitions for infanticide

infanticide
/ (ɪnˈfæntɪˌsaɪd) /

noun

the killing of an infant
the practice of killing newborn infants, still prevalent in some primitive tribes
a person who kills an infant

Derived forms of infanticide

infanticidal, adjective

Medical definitions for infanticide

infanticide
[ ĭn-făn′tĭ-sīd′ ]

n.

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