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infanticide

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As a noun, infanticide means the murder of an infant.

Meanings of infanticide

6 meanings

noun

  1. The murder of an infant.

  2. The murder of a child by a parent; filicide.

  3. lawCanadaThe 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.

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

  5. zoologyThe killing of a young, immature animal by a mature adult of the same species.

  6. A person who murders an infantperson

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infanticide around the world

CanadaThe 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.

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