Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

infanticide

/ɪnˈfæntɪsaɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.66 in modern English

Syllables
in-fan-ti-cide
IPA
/ɪnˈfæntɪsaɪd/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The murder of an infant.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The murder of a child by a parent; filicide.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The 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.

Canadian usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

The killing of a young, immature animal by a mature adult of the same species.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The murderer of a child: a person who has committed infanticide.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French infanticide, from Latin īnfanticīdium. By surface analysis, infant + -i- + -cide.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: infanticide, īnfanticīdium, īnfanticīda

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɪnˈfæntɪsaɪd/
  • British English: /ɪnˈfæntɪsaɪd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

infanticides (plural)

Derived Forms

autoinfanticide infanticidal infanticider

Frequently Paired Words

filicide genocide homicide matricide neonaticide patricide prolicide regicide

Questions

How do you pronounce infanticide?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈfæntɪsaɪd/.
What does infanticide mean?
The murder of an infant.
Where does infanticide come from?
It is traced to French.

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