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infanticide

N การ ฆ่า ทารก  ผู้ฆ่า ทารก  kan-ka-ta-rok

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INFANTICIDE

n.[Low L. infanticidium; infans, an infant, and coedo, to kill. ] 1. The intentional killing of an infant.
2. The slaughter of infants by Herod. Matthew 2:16.
3. A slayer of infants.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INFANTICIDE

In *fan "ti *cide, n. Etym: [L. infanticidium child murder; infans, -antis, child + caedere to kill: cf. F. infanticide. See Infant, and Homicide. ]

 

Defn: The murder of an infant born alive; the murder or killing of a newly born or young child; child murder.

 

INFANTICIDE

In *fan "ti *cide, n. Etym: [L. infanticida: cf. F. infanticide. ]

 

Defn: One who commits the crime of infanticide; one who kills an infant.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

infanticide

in fan ti cide |inˈfantiˌsīd ɪnˈfæn (t )əˌsaɪd | noun 1 the crime of killing a child within a year of birth. the practice in some societies of killing unwanted children soon after birth. 2 a person who kills an infant, esp. their own child. DERIVATIVES in fan ti cid al |-ˌfantiˈsīdl |adjective ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: via French from late Latin infanticidium, from Latin infant- (see infant ) + -cidium (see -cide ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

infanticide

infanticide |ɪnˈfantɪsʌɪd | noun 1 [ mass noun ] the crime of a mother killing her child within a year of birth. the practice in some societies of killing unwanted children soon after birth. 2 a person who kills an infant, especially their own child. DERIVATIVES infanticidal |-ˈsʌɪd (ə )l |adjective ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: via French from late Latin infanticidium, from Latin infant- (see infant ) + -cidium (see -cide ).

 

French Dictionary

infanticide

infanticide n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin 1 Personne qui tue un enfant. 2 Meurtre d ’un enfant.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

infanticide

in fan ti cide /ɪnfǽntəsàɪd /名詞 1 U C 〘法 〙(乳 )幼児殺害 (の罪 ); (新生児の )間引き .2 C 幼児殺害者 .