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Infanticide

/ɪnˈfæntɪsaɪd/ · noun

Meaning

The murder of an infant..

Definitions by Sense

The murder of an infant.
The murder of a child by a parent; filicide.
(law, Canada) The criminal offence of killing of a newborn, committed by its mother while psychologically disturbed by the effects of childbirth or lactation, not regarded as murder.
(zoology) The killing of a young, immature animal by a mature adult of the same species.
The murderer of a child: a person who has committed infanticide.

Example Sentences

PROLICIDE […] Admits of two divisions, fœticide or criminal abortion and infanticide or the destruction of the new born infant.

A recent government survey shows that 65 per cent of the families in Japan today are nuclear families, and a report on infanticide published this year by the Criminal Sience Club of Chuo University here indicates that eight out of ten infanticides today occur in nuclear families.

Word Forms

infanticides

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What does infanticide mean?

Infanticide means The murder of an infant..

What is a synonym for infanticide?

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What is the opposite of infanticide?

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How do you use infanticide in a sentence?

PROLICIDE […] Admits of two divisions, fœticide or criminal abortion and infanticide or the destruction of the new born infant.

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Definitions by Sense

The murder of an infant.

The murder of a child by a parent; filicide.

(law, Canada) The criminal offence of killing of a newborn, committed by its mother while psychologically disturbed by the effects of childbirth or lactation, not regarded as murder.

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

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

Example Sentences

PROLICIDE […] Admits of two divisions, fœticide or criminal abortion and infanticide or the destruction of the new born infant.

A recent government survey shows that 65 per cent of the families in Japan today are nuclear families, and a report on infanticide published this year by the Criminal Sience Club of Chuo University here indicates that eight out of ten infanticides today occur in nuclear families.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does infanticide mean?

Infanticide means The murder of an infant..

What is a synonym for infanticide?

The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.

What is the opposite of infanticide?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use infanticide in a sentence?

PROLICIDE […] Admits of two divisions, fœticide or criminal abortion and infanticide or the destruction of the new born infant.

Sources & Attribution

FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.