What does "infanticide" mean?
Infanticide: The murder of an infant born alive; the murder or killing of a newly born or young child; child murder.
Additional senses
- 2.One who commits the crime of infanticide; one who kills an infant.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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