Meanings
infanticide1
nouninfanticide (countable and uncountable, plural infanticides)
plural infanticides
- countableuncountableThe murder of an infant.
PROLICIDE […] Admits of two divisions, fœticide or criminal abortion and infanticide or the destruction of the new born infant.
1827, Robley Dunglison, Syllabus of the Lectures on Medical Jurisprudence, page 931 more example
A recent government survey shows that 65 per cent of the families in Japan today are nuclear families, and a report on infanticide published this year by the Criminal Sience Club of Chuo University here indicates that eight out of ten infanticides today occur in nuclear families.
1973 August 12, “Infanticide in Japan: Sign of the Times?”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 07 Dec 2024 - CanadacountableuncountablelawThe criminal offence of killing of a newborn, committed by its mother while psychologically disturbed by the effects of childbirth or lactation, not regarded as murder.
infanticide2
nouninfanticide (plural infanticides)
plural infanticides
- The murderer of a child: a person who has committed infanticide.
Origin
infanticide · noun
- Latinīnfanticīdium
- Frenchinfanticide
- Englishinfanticide
From French infanticide, from Latin īnfanticīdium. By surface analysis, infant + -i- + -cide.
Full word history & related roots →infanticide · noun
- Latinīnfanticīda
- Frenchinfanticide
- Englishinfanticide
From French infanticide, from Latin īnfanticīda. By surface analysis, infant + -i- + -cide.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian детеуби́йство
- детеуби́йство (deteubíjstvo)murder of an infant
Catalan infanticidi, infanticida
- infanticidimurder of an infant
- infanticidaperson who has killed a child
Chinese Mandarin 殺嬰 /杀婴, 同類相食 /同类相食
- 殺嬰 /杀婴 (shāyīng)murder of an infant
- 同類相食 /同类相食 (tónglèixiāngshí)killing of a young, immature animal
- 殺嬰 /杀婴 (shāyīng)murder of one's child
- 殺嬰者 /杀婴者 (shāyīng zhě)person who has killed a child
Czech infanticida
- infanticidamurder of an infant
Dutch kindermoord, kinderdoding
- kindermoordmurder of an infant
- kinderdodingmurder of an infant
- infanticidemurder of an infant
- kindermoordmurder of one's child
- kinderdodingmurder of one's child
- infanticidemurder of one's child
- kindermoordenaarperson who has killed a child
- kindermoordenaresperson who has killed a child
Esperanto infanmurdo
- infanmurdomurder of one's child
Estonian lapsetapja
- lapsetapjaperson who has killed a child
Finnish lapsenmurha, pennun surmaaminen
- lapsenmurhamurder of an infant
- pennun surmaaminenkilling of a young, immature animal
- lapsenmurhamurder of one's child
- lapsenmurhaajaperson who has killed a child
French infanticide, infanticide
- infanticidemurder of an infant
- infanticidemurder of one's child
- infanticideperson who has killed a child
German Infantizid, Kindesmord
- Infantizidmurder of an infant
- Kindesmordmurder of an infant
- Kindsmordmurder of an infant
- Kindermordmurder of an infant
- Kindestötungmurder of an infant
- Infantizidkilling of a young, immature animal
- Filizidmurder of one's child
- Infantizidmurder of one's child
- Kindesmordmurder of one's child
- Kindsmordmurder of one's child
- Kindermordmurder of one's child
- Kindestötungmurder of one's child
- Kindesmörderperson who has killed a child
- Kindesmörderinperson who has killed a child
- Kindsmörderperson who has killed a child
- Kindsmörderinperson who has killed a child
- Kindermörderperson who has killed a child
- Kindermörderinperson who has killed a child
Greek βρεφοκτονία, παιδοκτονία
- βρεφοκτονία (vrefoktonía)murder of an infant
- παιδοκτονία (paidoktonía)murder of one's child
- τεκνοκτονία (teknoktonía)murder of one's child
Hindi शिशु वध, शिशु हत्या
- शिशु वध (śiśu vadh)murder of an infant
- शिशु हत्या (śiśu hatyā)murder of an infant
- शिशु वध (śiśu vadh)murder of one's child
- शिशु हत्या (śiśu hatyā)murder of one's child
Hungarian csecsemőgyilkosság, gyermekgyilkosság
- csecsemőgyilkosságmurder of an infant
- gyermekgyilkosságmurder of one's child
- gyermekgyilkosperson who has killed a child
- csecsemőgyilkosperson who has killed a child
Icelandic barnsmorð, barnsmorð
- barnsmorðmurder of an infant
- barnsmorðmurder of one's child
- barnsmorðingiperson who has killed a child
Italian infanticidio
- infanticidiomurder of an infant
Japanese 子殺し, 子殺し
- 子殺し (kogoroshi)murder of an infant
- 子殺し (kogoroshi)murder of one's child
Korean 영아 살해, 유아 살해
- 영아 살해 (yeong'a salhae)murder of an infant
- 유아 살해 (yua salhae)murder of one's child
Latin īnfanticīdium
- īnfanticīdiummurder of an infant
Persian قاتل بچه جدیدالولاده
- قاتل بچه جدیدالولادهmurder of an infant
Polish dzieciobójstwo, dzieciobójca
- dzieciobójstwomurder of an infant
- dzieciobójcaperson who has killed a child
- dzieciobójczyniperson who has killed a child
Portuguese infanticídio, filicídio
- infanticídiomurder of an infant
- filicídiomurder of one's child
- gnaticídiomurder of one's child
- infanticidaperson who has killed a child
Russian детоуби́йство, инфантици́д
- детоуби́йство (detoubíjstvo)murder of an infant
- инфантици́д (infanticíd)murder of an infant
- детоуби́йство (detoubíjstvo)murder of one's child
- детоуби́йца (detoubíjca)person who has killed a child
Slovak infanticída
- infanticídamurder of an infant
Spanish infanticidio, filicidio
- infanticidiomurder of an infant
- filicidiomurder of one's child
- infanticidaperson who has killed a child
Swedish barnamord, barnamord
- barnamordmurder of an infant
- barnamordmurder of one's child
- barnamördareperson who has killed a child
- barnamörderskaperson who has killed a child
Ukrainian дітовби́вство, інфантици́д
- дітовби́вство (ditovbývstvo)murder of an infant
- інфантици́д (infantycýd)murder of an infant
Urdu بچہ کشی, بچہ کشی
- بچہ کشی (bacca kuśī)murder of an infant
- بچہ کشی (bacca kuśī)murder of one's child
Cite this entry
APA
infanticide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infanticide
MLA
“infanticide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infanticide. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “infanticide,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infanticide.
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