Meanings
nounchildslaughter (uncountable)
- uncountableThe killing of a child.
Manslaughter or murder, childslaughter or child murder, parricide, poisoning.
1896, Great Britain. Colonial Office, Correspondence Relating to South African Republic (page 47)
Origin
child + slaughter, modelled on manslaughter.
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childslaughter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/childslaughter
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “childslaughter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/childslaughter.
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