Meanings
nounkidslaughter (uncountable)
- informaluncountableThe killing of a child.
I checked the internet to see if there are areas of the body that the big kid shouldn't hit. I didn't want this to turn into a case of kidslaughter.
2009, Carla Gunn, Amphibian (page 146)
Origin
kid + slaughter, modelled on manslaughter.
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APA
kidslaughter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kidslaughter
MLA
“kidslaughter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kidslaughter. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kidslaughter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kidslaughter.
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