pedicide

English

Noun

pedicide (countable and uncountable, plural pedicides)

1. The murder of a child.
   • 1991, L. Adelson, “Pedicide revisited. The slaughter continues.”, in The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology:

     Pedicide victims are much apt to be killed by close relatives than are adult homicide victims.

See also

• abortion
• filicide, infanticide, neonaticide, prolicide