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infanticide

noun in·fan·ti·cide \in-ˈfan-tə-ˌsīd\

: the act of killing a baby

Full Definition of INFANTICIDE

: the killing of an infant

[Late Latin infanticida, from Latin infant-, infans + -i- + -cida -cide] : one who kills an infant

— in·fan·ti·ci·dal \-ˌfan-tə-ˈsī-d^əl\ adjective

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Late Latin infanticidium, from Latin infant-, infans + -i- + -cidium -cide

First Known Use: 1611

Medical Dictionary

noun in·fan·ti·cide \in-ˈfant-ə-ˌsīd\

: the killing of an infant

: one who kills an infant

—in·fan·ti·ci·dal \-ˌfant-ə-ˈsīd-^əl\ adjective

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