infanticide Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person who murders an infant
  2. noun murdering an infant

WordNet

In*fan"ti*cide noun
Etymology
L. infanticidium child murder; infans, -antis, child + caedere to kill: cf. F. infanticide. See Infant, and Homicide.
Definitions
  1. The murder of an infant born alive; the murder or killing of a newly born or young child; child murder.
In*fan"ti*cide noun
Etymology
L. infanticida: cf. F. infanticide.
Definitions
  1. One who commits the crime of infanticide; one who kills an infant.

Webster 1913