infanticide

in·fan·ti·cide

noun \in-ˈfan-tə-ˌsīd\

Definition of INFANTICIDE

1

: the killing of an infant

2

[Late Latin infanticida, from Latin infant-, infans + -i- + -cida -cide] : one who kills an infant

— in·fan·ti·ci·dal \-ˌfan-tə-ˈsī-d^əl\ adjective

Origin of INFANTICIDE

Late Latin infanticidium, from Latin infant-, infans + -i- + -cidium -cide

First Known Use: 1611

Other Legal Terms

actionable, alienable, carceral, chattel, complicity, decedent, larceny, malfeasance, modus operandi

Rhymes with INFANTICIDE

by the wayside, dissatisfied, fit to be tied, formaldehyde, initial side, insecticide, interallied, preoccupied, rodenticide, self-satisfied, terminal side, thalidomide, Trinitytide, tyrannicide, uxoricide