Infanticide

noun

/ɪnˈfæntɪsaɪd/

Word Frequency: 0.9

Definitions

1.nounThe murder of an infant.

2.nounThe murder of a child by a parent; filicide.

3.nounThe murderer of a child: a person who has committed infanticide.

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

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