Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foeticide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.63 in modern English

Syllables: foeti-cide
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of feticide

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From foetus + -cide or foetus + -icide; see feticide for more.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: foetus

Usage

Inflected Forms

foeticides (plural)

Derived Forms

foeticidal

Questions

What does foeticide mean?: Alternative form of feticide
Where does foeticide come from?: From foetus + -cide or foetus + -icide; see feticide for more.

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