infanticide

English

WOTD – 21 September 2011

Etymology

From infant + -cide.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ɪnˈfæntɪsaɪd/
  • (file)

Noun

infanticide (countable and uncountable, plural infanticides)

  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. (zoology) The killing of a young, immature animal by a mature adult of the same species.

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ide

Noun

infanticide f

  1. plural of infanticida

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