infanticide
infanticide
Definition
in·fan·ti·cide (in fan′tə sīd′)
infanticide
Synonyms
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.
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