prolicide

English

Etymology

Latin proles (“offspring”) + caedere (“kill”). Equivalent to +‎ -cide.

Noun

prolicide (uncountable)

  1. The crime of destroying one's offspring, either in the womb or after birth.
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See also

References

  • prolicide in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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