infanticide

About 0.87 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The murder of an infant.
2. noun The murder of a child by a parent; filicide.
3. noun The criminal offence of killing of a newborn, committed by its mother while psychologically disturbed by the effects of childbirth or lactation, not regarded as murder.
4. noun The killing of a young, immature animal by a mature adult of the same species.
5. noun The murderer of a child: a person who has committed infanticide.

Similar words

ravine valley wadi filicide pedicide parenticide gynecide feticide aborticide asinicide

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Word family

infanticidal infanticides