PROLICIDE

Etymology

Noun

prolicide (countable and uncountable, plural prolicides)

(uncountable) The crime of destroying one's offspring, either in the womb or after birth.

(countable) One who commits prolicide.

Source: Wiktionary


Prol"i*cide, n. Etym: [L. proles offspring + caedere to kill.]

Definition: The crime of destroying one's offspring, either in the womb or after birth. Bouvier.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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