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neonaticide

noun

Etymology

From neonate + -cide.

  1. derived from neonātus
  2. suffixed as neonaticide — “neonate + cide”

Definitions

  1. 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.

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

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Derived

neonaticidal

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