# infanticide

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪnˈfæntɪsaɪd/ · frequency rank #43,707

## Definitions
1. The murder of an infant.
2. The murder of a child by a parent; filicide.
3. 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. The killing of a young, immature animal by a mature adult of the same species.

## Etymology
From French infanticide, from Latin īnfanticīdium. By surface analysis, infant + -i- + -cide.

## Common misspellings (16)
`ifnanticide`, `inafnticide`, `infanitcide`, `infannticide`, `infantciide`, `infanticcide`, `infanticdie`, `infanticidde`, `infanticied`, `infantiicde`, `infantticide`, `infatnicide`, `inffanticide`, `infnaticide`, `innfanticide`, `nifanticide`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/infanticide