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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Only the chance discovery of the newborn by a milkman saved him from the infanticide that befell other such unwanted babies.
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Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Aug. 2024
In more than half of the nests, infanticide didn’t occur when a female took a new mate.
—Byvirginia Morell, science.org, 6 May 2024
The work is the first to show that adoption, like infanticide, can lead to long-term reproductive success.
—Byvirginia Morell, science.org, 6 May 2024
Counter-strategies to infanticide: The importance of cubs in determining lion habitat selection and social interactions
Ecology student at the University of Montpelier in France.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 8 July 2024
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Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Aug. 2024
In more than half of the nests, infanticide didn’t occur when a female took a new mate.
—Byvirginia Morell, science.org, 6 May 2024
The work is the first to show that adoption, like infanticide, can lead to long-term reproductive success.
—Byvirginia Morell, science.org, 6 May 2024
Counter-strategies to infanticide: The importance of cubs in determining lion habitat selection and social interactions
Ecology student at the University of Montpelier in France.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 8 July 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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