infanticide
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infanticide¹
- /ɪnˈfæntɪsaɪd/ UK, US
Where it comes from
From French infanticide, from Latin īnfanticīdium. By surface analysis, infant + -i- + -cide.
noun infanticides
- The murder of an infant. PROLICIDE […] Admits of two divisions, fœticide or criminal abortion and infanticide or the destruction of the new born infant.
- The murder of a child by a parent; filicide.
- 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.
- The killing of a young, immature animal by a mature adult of the same species.
infanticide²
- /ɪnˈfæntɪsaɪd/ UK, US
Where it comes from
From French infanticide, from Latin īnfanticīda. By surface analysis, infant + -i- + -cide.
noun infanticides
- The murderer of a child: a person who has committed infanticide.
Translations
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noun murder of one's child
| Español | filicidio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 유아 살해 yua salhae |
| 日本語 | 子殺し kogoroshi |
| 中文 | 殺嬰 /杀婴 shāyīng |
| हिन्दी | शिशु वध śiśu vadh, शिशु हत्या śiśu hatyā |
| Português | filicídio, gnaticídio |
| Français | infanticide |
| Deutsch | Filizid, Infantizid, Kindesmord, Kindsmord, Kindermord, Kindestötung |
| Ελληνικά | παιδοκτονία paidoktonía, τεκνοκτονία teknoktonía |
| Русский | детоуби́йство detoubíjstvo |
noun murder of an infant
| Español | infanticidio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 영아 살해 yeong'a salhae |
| 日本語 | 子殺し kogoroshi |
| 中文 | 殺嬰 /杀婴 shāyīng |
| हिन्दी | शिशु वध śiśu vadh, शिशु हत्या śiśu hatyā |
| Português | infanticídio |
| Français | infanticide |
| Deutsch | Infantizid, Kindesmord, Kindsmord, Kindermord, Kindestötung |
| Italiano | infanticidio |
| Ελληνικά | βρεφοκτονία vrefoktonía |
| Русский | детоуби́йство detoubíjstvo, инфантици́д infanticíd |
noun killing of a young, immature animal
| 中文 | 同類相食 /同类相食 tónglèixiāngshí |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Infantizid |
noun person who has killed a child
| Español | infanticida |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 殺嬰者 /杀婴者 shāyīng zhě |
| Português | infanticida |
| Français | infanticide |
| Deutsch | Kindesmörder, Kindesmörderin, Kindsmörder, Kindsmörderin, Kindermörder, Kindermörderin |
| Русский | детоуби́йца detoubíjca |
Talk about this word "infanticide." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/infanticide. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. infanticide. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/infanticide "infanticide." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/infanticide.Cite this
@misc{infanticide_2026,
title = {infanticide},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/infanticide},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
