infanticide
noun
in·fan·ti·cide
in-ˈfan-tə-ˌsīd 
1
: the killing of an infant
2
[Late Latin infanticida, from Latin infant-, infans + -i- + -cida -cide]
: one who kills an infant
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December 1998 The Post Register in eastern Idaho produced a series on child deaths that found a dearth of autopsies, including two cases of infanticide that were almost attributed to SIDS.
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Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 2 Dec. 2024
Certainly not Maria, a promising novelist and new mother, who is increasingly haunted by the threat of a monster: Herself, and her fears of committing infanticide.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
Amid this bloodshed, however, researchers noticed a more peaceful resolution to familial upheaval: Adoptions of unrelated chicks by stepparents were just as common as infanticide.
—Byvirginia Morell, science.org, 6 May 2024
Chimpanzee mothers often remove themselves from the group to give birth, which protects their babies from the infanticides that are sadly frequent in this species.
—Susana Monsó, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
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Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 2 Dec. 2024
Certainly not Maria, a promising novelist and new mother, who is increasingly haunted by the threat of a monster: Herself, and her fears of committing infanticide.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
Amid this bloodshed, however, researchers noticed a more peaceful resolution to familial upheaval: Adoptions of unrelated chicks by stepparents were just as common as infanticide.
—Byvirginia Morell, science.org, 6 May 2024
Chimpanzee mothers often remove themselves from the group to give birth, which protects their babies from the infanticides that are sadly frequent in this species.
—Susana Monsó, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Infanticide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infanticide. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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infanticide
noun
in·fan·ti·cide
in-ˈfant-ə-ˌsīd
1
: the killing of an infant
2
: one who kills an infant
Legal Definition
infanticide
noun
in·fan·ti·cide
in-ˈfan-tə-ˌsīd
: the killing of a newly or recently born child
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