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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
infanticide /ɪnˈfantɪsʌɪd/

▶noun the killing of an infant.

■ the practice in some societies of killing unwanted children soon after birth.

– derivatives
infanticidal adjective.

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