infanticide
/ɪnˈfæntɪsaɪd/noun
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शिशु-हत्या
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noun
- 1
[U, C]
the crime of killing a baby
शिशु-हत्या
- The woman was found guilty of infanticide.
- 2
[U]
the practice in some societies of killing babies, especially girls, that are not wanted
शिशु-हत्या की प्रथा
- Female infanticide has badly affected the sex ratio in some districts.
- Laws were passed to end the practice of infanticide.
- 3
[C] formal
a person who kills a baby
शिशु-हत्यारा
- The infanticide was sentenced to life imprisonment.
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The killing of a baby is infanticide, of a king is regicide, of a brother is fratricide, of a father is patricide, and of a mother is matricide.
शिशु की हत्या infanticide, राजा की हत्या regicide, भाई की हत्या fratricide, पिता की हत्या patricide, और माता की हत्या matricide कहलाती है।