INFANTICIDES

Noun

infanticides

plural of infanticide

Source: Wiktionary


INFANTICIDE

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



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