- infanticidal
- adjective see infanticide
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
infanticidal
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Infanticidal — In*fan ti*ci dal, a. Of or pertaining to infanticide; engaged in, or guilty of, child murder. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
infanticidal — infanticide ► NOUN ▪ the killing of an infant. DERIVATIVES infanticidal adjective … English terms dictionary
infanticidal — See infanticide. * * * … Universalium
infanticidal — adjective Of or pertaining to infanticide … Wiktionary
infanticidal — adj. of or pertaining to infanticide, of the murder of infants; practicing infanticide … English contemporary dictionary
infanticidal — in·fan·ti·ci·dal … English syllables
infanticidal — ə̇n|fantə|sīdəl adjective : relating to the killing of infants … Useful english dictionary
infanticide — infanticidal, adj. /in fan teuh suyd /, n. 1. the act of killing an infant. 2. the practice of killing newborn infants. 3. a person who kills an infant. [1650 60; (def. 1) < LL infanticidium; (def. 2) < LL infanticida. See INFANT, I , CIDE] * * * … Universalium
Infanticide (zoology) — In animals, infanticide involves the killing of young offspring by a mature animal of its own species, and is studied in zoology, specifically in the field of ethology. Ovicide is the analogous destruction of eggs. Although human infanticide has… … Wikipedia
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