INFANTICIDE


Meaning of INFANTICIDE in English

— infanticidal , adj.

/in fan"teuh suyd'/ , n.

1. the act of killing an infant.

2. the practice of killing newborn infants.

3. a person who kills an infant.

[ 1650-60; (def. 1) infanticidium; (def. 2) infanticida. See INFANT, -I-, -CIDE ]

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