infanticide
English
/ɪnˈfæntɪsaɪd/
noun
Definitions
- The murder of an infant.
- The murder of a child by a parent; filicide.
- The murderer of a child: a person who has committed infanticide.
- (zoology) The killing of a young, immature animal by a mature adult of the same species.
Etymology
Suffix from English infant.
Origin
English
infant
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- autoinfanticide English
- infancy English
- infant English
- infantcare English
- infanthood English
- infanticidal English
- infanticidally English
- infanticider English
- infantize English
- infantlike English
- infantly English
- infantocracy English
- infantometer English
- infantophile English
- infantophilia English
- infantophobe English
- infantophobia English
- infantorium English
- infantwear English
- noninfant English
- infante Middle English