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infanticide Definition

in·fan·ti·cide (in fantə sīd′)

noun

  1. the murder of a baby
  2. Etymology: Fr < LL infanticida

    a person guilty of this

Etymology: Fr < LL infanticidium < infanticidia, one who kills an infant: see infant & -cide

infanticide Synonyms

infanticide

n.

child-murder, puericide, abortion; see murder.

infanticide Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • practice: Many other ancient cultures of the East and elsewhere also practiced infanticide.
  • commit: Murderers or victims: why did women commit infanticide in early 19th century Scotland?
  • suggest: Legal and church records, folklore and literature suggest that infanticide was also common in medieval Britain and the rest of Europe.
  • accept: If his evidence is accepted, infanticide may be as old as modern humankind.

Adjective modifier

  • female: Many of these are girls abandoned by their families female infanticide is still an issue.