infanticide

noun

The act of killing an infant.

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The practice of killing newborn infants.

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One who kills an infant.

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One who kills an infant.

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The killing of an infant; specifically, the destruction of a child, whether newly born, in the course of parturition, or still in utero; child-murder.

noun

One who commits the crime of infanticide; one who kills an infant.

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The murder of an infant born alive; the murder or killing of a newly born or young child; child murder.

noun

The murder of an infant.

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The murder of a child by a parent; filicide.

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