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neonaticide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
neonati-cide
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The murder of a newborn within 24 hours of birth.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The murderer of a newborn (anyone who practices or who has practiced this kind of murder).

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From neonate + -cide.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

neonaticides (plural)

Derived Forms

neonaticidal

Frequently Paired Words

abortion filicide infanticide pedicide prolicide

Questions

What does neonaticide mean?
The murder of a newborn within 24 hours of birth.
Where does neonaticide come from?
From neonate + -cide.

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