Associations to the word «Infanticide»

Wiktionary

INFANTICIDE, noun. The murder of an infant.
INFANTICIDE, noun. The murder of a child by a parent; filicide.
INFANTICIDE, noun. The murderer of a child: a person who has committed infanticide.
INFANTICIDE, noun. (zoology) The killing of a young, immature animal by a mature adult of the same species.

Dictionary definition

INFANTICIDE, noun. A person who murders an infant.
INFANTICIDE, noun. Murdering an infant.

Wise words

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