neonaticide etymology

English word neonaticide comes from English -cide (Killer. Killing.), English neonate (A newborn infant; recently born baby.)

Detailed word origin of neonaticide

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-cide English (eng) Killer. Killing.
neonate English (eng) A newborn infant; recently born baby.
neonaticide English (eng) The murder of a newborn within 24 hours of birth.

Words with the same origin as neonaticide

Descendants of -cide
amicicide computercide culturecide deicidal febricide felicide feticide fungicide gendercide geocide gonocide herbicide infanticide insecticide larvicidal licecide lupicide mosquitocide nematicide parenticide spermicide vaccicide vermicidal vulpicide
Descendants of neonate
neonatology