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infanticide

noun

  1. intentional killing of infants
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈfæntɪsaɪd/

noun

Etymology: From French infanticide, from Latin īnfanticīda. By surface analysis, infant + -i- + -cide.

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