neonaticide en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
Etymology
From neonate + -cide.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The murder of a newborn within 24 hours of birth.
But critics of the law said mothers who immediately kill their babies after giving birth, a practice known as neonaticide, are usually in deep denial about their pregnancies.
2007 February 4, Cara Buckley, “Brooklyn Girl Threw Away Her Newborn Son, Police Say”, in New York Times:
- (countable, uncountable) The murderer of a newborn (anyone who practices or who has practiced this kind of murder).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| neonaticides | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
infanticide · pedicide · abortion · filicide · prolicide
Translations (7)
fr néonaticide (murder of a newborn) · pt neonaticídio (murder of a newborn) · de Neonatizid (murder of a newborn) · pt neonaticida (murderer of a newborn) · ur نو مولود کشی (murder of a newborn) · fr néonaticide (murderer of a newborn) · de Neugeborenentötung (murder of a newborn)