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Infanticide

/ɪnˈfæntɪsaɪd/

The murder of an infant.

📖 Definitions of "Infanticide"

noun
  1. 1

    The murder of an infant.

  2. 2

    The murder of a child by a parent; filicide.

  3. 3

    The murderer of a child: a person who has committed infanticide.

  4. 4

    The killing of a young, immature animal by a mature adult of the same species.

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