infanticide

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Pronunciation

• (British, America) IPA: /ɪnˈfæntɪsaɪd/

Noun

infanticide

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.

Related terms

• infanticidal

Translations

• French: infanticide
• German: Kindesmord, Kindestötung
• Portuguese: infanticídio
• Russian: детоуби́йство
• Spanish: infanticidio

Translations

• French: infanticide
• German: Kindesmord
• Portuguese: filicídio, gnaticídio
• Russian: детоуби́йство
• Spanish: filicidio

Translations

• French: infanticide
• German: Kindesmörder, Kindesmörderin
• Portuguese: infanticida
• Russian: детоуби́йца
• Spanish: infanticida

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