Infanticide

Synonyms for "infanticide" (29 found)

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Translations

124 translations across 37 languages.

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Armenian

4 entries
  • մանկասպան noun (person who has killed a child)
  • մանկասպանություն noun (murder of an infant)
  • որդեսպան noun (person who has killed a child)
  • որդեսպանություն noun (murder of one's child)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • дзетазабо́йства noun (murder of an infant)
  • інфантыцы́д noun (murder of an infant)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • детеуби́йство noun (murder of an infant)

Catalan

2 entries
  • infanticida noun (person who has killed a child)
  • infanticidi noun (murder of an infant)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 同類相食 /同类相食 noun (killing of a young, immature animal)
  • 殺嬰 /杀婴 noun (murder of an infant)
  • 殺嬰 /杀婴 noun (murder of one's child)
  • 殺嬰者 /杀婴者 noun (person who has killed a child)

Czech

1 entries
  • infanticida noun (murder of an infant)

Dutch

4 entries
  • infanticide noun (murder of an infant)
  • infanticide noun (murder of one's child)
  • kinderdoding noun (murder of an infant)
  • kinderdoding noun (murder of one's child)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • infanmurdo noun (murder of one's child)

Estonian

1 entries
  • lapsetapja noun (person who has killed a child)

Finnish

4 entries
  • lapsenmurha noun (murder of an infant)
  • lapsenmurha noun (murder of one's child)
  • lapsenmurhaaja noun (person who has killed a child)
  • pennun surmaaminen noun (killing of a young, immature animal)

French

3 entries
  • infanticide noun (murder of an infant)
  • infanticide noun (murder of one's child)
  • infanticide noun (person who has killed a child)

Galician

2 entries
  • infanticida noun (person who has killed a child)
  • infanticidio noun (murder of an infant)

German

4 entries
  • Filizid noun (murder of one's child)
  • Infantizid noun (murder of an infant)
  • Infantizid noun (murder of one's child)
  • Infantizid noun (killing of a young, immature animal)

Greek

3 entries
  • βρεφοκτονία noun (murder of an infant)
  • παιδοκτονία noun (murder of one's child)
  • τεκνοκτονία noun (murder of one's child)

Hindi

4 entries
  • शिशु वध noun (murder of an infant)
  • शिशु वध noun (murder of one's child)
  • शिशु हत्या noun (murder of an infant)
  • शिशु हत्या noun (murder of one's child)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • csecsemőgyilkos noun (person who has killed a child)
  • csecsemőgyilkosság noun (murder of an infant)
  • gyermekgyilkos noun (person who has killed a child)
  • gyermekgyilkosság noun (murder of one's child)

Icelandic

3 entries
  • barnsmorð noun (murder of an infant)
  • barnsmorð noun (murder of one's child)
  • barnsmorðingi noun (person who has killed a child)

Ido

1 entries
  • infantocido noun (murder of an infant)

Italian

1 entries
  • infanticidio noun (murder of an infant)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 子殺し noun (murder of an infant)
  • 子殺し noun (murder of one's child)

Korean

2 entries
  • 영아 살해 noun (murder of an infant)
  • 유아 살해 noun (murder of one's child)

Latin

1 entries
  • īnfanticīdium noun (murder of an infant)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • чедоморство noun (murder of an infant)
  • чедоубиец noun (person who has killed a child)
  • чедоубиство noun (murder of an infant)
  • чедоубиство noun (murder of one's child)

Old Armenian

4 entries
  • մանկասպան noun (person who has killed a child)
  • մանկասպանութիւն noun (murder of an infant)
  • որդեսպան noun (person who has killed a child)
  • որդեսպանութիւն noun (murder of one's child)

Persian

1 entries
  • قاتل بچه جدیدالولاده noun (murder of an infant)

Polish

3 entries
  • dzieciobójca noun (person who has killed a child)
  • dzieciobójczyni noun (person who has killed a child)
  • dzieciobójstwo noun (murder of an infant)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • filicídio noun (murder of one's child)
  • gnaticídio noun (murder of one's child)
  • infanticida noun (person who has killed a child)
  • infanticídio noun (murder of an infant)

Russian

4 entries
  • детоуби́йство noun (murder of an infant)
  • детоуби́йство noun (murder of one's child)
  • детоуби́йца noun (person who has killed a child)
  • инфантици́д noun (murder of an infant)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • infantìcīd noun (murder of an infant)
  • čedomórstvo noun (murder of an infant)
  • čedomórstvo noun (murder of one's child)
  • čedoubistvo noun (murder of one's child)

Slovak

1 entries
  • infanticída noun (murder of an infant)

Slovene

2 entries
  • detomor noun (murder of an infant)
  • detomor noun (murder of one's child)

Spanish

3 entries
  • filicidio noun (murder of one's child)
  • infanticida noun (person who has killed a child)
  • infanticidio noun (murder of an infant)

Swedish

4 entries
  • barnamord noun (murder of an infant)
  • barnamord noun (murder of one's child)
  • barnamördare noun (person who has killed a child)
  • barnamörderska noun (person who has killed a child)

Telugu

1 entries
  • శిశుహత్య noun (murder of an infant)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • дітовби́вство noun (murder of an infant)
  • інфантици́д noun (murder of an infant)

Urdu

2 entries
  • بچہ کشی noun (murder of an infant)
  • بچہ کشی noun (murder of one's child)

Volapük

4 entries
  • cilihisasenan noun (person who has killed a child)
  • cilijisasenan noun (person who has killed a child)
  • cililisasen (cf. cilil) noun (murder of an infant)
  • cilisasenan noun (person who has killed a child)

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Fadil wanted to learn more about infanticide.

Source: tatoeba (5883040)

PROLICIDE […] Admits of two divisions, fœticide or criminal abortion and infanticide or the destruction of the new born infant.

Source: wiktionary

A recent government survey shows that 65 per cent of the families in Japan today are nuclear families, and a report on infanticide published this year by the Criminal Sience Club of Chuo University here indicates that eight out of ten infanticides today occur in nuclear families.

Source: wiktionary

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