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infanticide

in·fan·ti·cide

UK/ɪnˈfæntɪsaɪd/ US/ˌɪˈnfæntʌˌsaɪd/ uncommon

noun

1.

a person who murders an infant

2.

murdering an infant

Origin

From French infanticide, from Latin īnfanticīdium. By surface analysis, infant + -i- + -cide.

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