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infanticide
in·fan·ti·cide [ in fántə sd ] (plural in·fan·ti·cides)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. murder of infant: the act of killing an infant
2. killing of babies: the practice of killing newborn babies
3. killer of infant: a killer of an infant

in·fan·ti·cid·al [ in fàntə sd'l ] adjective
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