infanticide
(noun) murdering an infant
infanticide
(noun) a person who murders an infant
Source: WordNet® 3.1
infanticide (countable and uncountable, plural infanticides)
The murder of an infant.
The murder of a child by a parent; filicide.
The murderer of a child: a person who has committed infanticide.
(zoology) The killing of a young, immature animal by a mature adult of the same species.
Source: Wiktionary
In*fan"ti*cide, n. Etym: [L. infanticidium child murder; infans, - antis, child + caedere to kill: cf. F. infanticide. See Infant, and Homicide.]
Definition: The murder of an infant born alive; the murder or killing of a newly born or young child; child murder.
In*fan"ti*cide, n. Etym: [L. infanticida: cf. F. infanticide.]
Definition: One who commits the crime of infanticide; one who kills an infant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 June 2025
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