noun · countable / uncountable · rare

feticide

feticide · feticides

Fetozid

The killing of a fetus or embryoThe killing of a fetus or embryo; an induced abortion.

/ˈfiːtɪsaɪd/

Meaning

2 senses

(countable, uncountable)The killing of a fetus or embryo; an induced abortion.
Fetozid
(countable, uncountable)One who kills a fetus.
the act of destroying a fetus

Translations

3 languages

Deutsch

By meaning 1

killing of a fetus:

Origin

From fetus + -cide or fetus + -icide, from Middle French -cide, from Latin -cīda (“cutter,

From fetus + -cide or fetus + -icide, from Middle French -cide, from Latin -cīda (“cutter, killer”) and its derivation -cīdium (“killing”), from -cīd (combining form of caedō (“cut, kill”)) + -a (“-er”, forming agent nouns).

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