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Meaning of infanticide

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

infanticide

Pronunciation:/ɪnˈfæntɪsaɪd//ɪnˈfæntɪsaɪd/

noun

Definitions

  1. The murder of an infant.

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

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

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

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/infanticide

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ravinevalleywadifilicidepedicideparenticidegynecidefeticide