Definition of "infanticide" in English

noun

1. The murder of an infant.

2. The murder of a child by a parent; filicide.

3. (law, Canada) The criminal offence of killing of a newborn, committed by its mother while psychologically disturbed by the effects of childbirth or lactation, not regarded as murder.

4. (zoology) The killing of a young, immature animal by a mature adult of the same species.

noun

1. The murderer of a child: a person who has committed infanticide.