infanticide

in·fan·ti·cide

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [in-fan-tuh-sahyd]
- /ɪnˈfæn təˌsaɪd/
- /ɪnˈfæn.tɪ.saɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in-fan-tuh-sahyd]
- /ɪnˈfæn təˌsaɪd/

Definitions of infanticide word

noun infanticide the act of killing an infant. 1
noun infanticide the practice of killing newborn infants. 1
noun infanticide a person who kills an infant. 1
noun infanticide The crime of killing a child within a year of birth. 1
noun infanticide killing of a child 1
uncountable noun infanticide Infanticide is the crime of killing a young child. 0

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Origin of infanticide

First appearance:

before 1650

One of the 45% oldest English words

1650-60; (def 1) < Late Latin infanticīdium; (def 2) < Late Latin infanticīda. See infant, -i-, -cide

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Parts of speech for Infanticide

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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infanticide popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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