Word Meanings - INFANTICIDE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The murder of an infant born alive; the murder or killing of a newly born or young child; child murder. (more info) antis, child + caedere to kill: cf. F. infanticide. See Infant, and

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• CHILDSHIP
  The state or relation of being a child.
• YOUNGISH
  Somewhat young. Tatler.
• KILLING
  Literally, that kills; having power to kill; fatal; in a colloquial sense, conquering; captivating; irresistible. -- Kill"ing*ly, adv. Those eyes are made so killing. Pope. Nothing could be more killingly spoken. Milton.
• CHILDISHNESS
  The state or quality of being childish; simplicity; harmlessness; weakness of intellect.
• CHILDED
  Furnished with a child.
• INFANTLY
  Like an infant. Beau. & Fl.
• CHILDBIRTH
  The act of bringing forth a child; travail; labor. Jer. Taylor.
• ANTISCORBUTICAL
  Antiscorbutic.
• YOUNG
  , , AS. geong; akin to OFries. iung, iong, D. joing, OS., OHG., & G. jung, Icel. ungr, Sw. & Dan. ung, Goth. juggs, Lith. jaunas, Russ. iunuii, L. juvencus, juvenis, Skr. juva, juven. Junior, Juniper, 1. Not long born; still in the first part of
• ANTISEPSIS
  Prevention of sepsis by excluding or destroying microorganisms.
• ANTISTRUMATIC
  Antistrumous. -- n.
• YOUNGTH
  Youth. Youngth is a bubble blown up with breath. Spenser.
• ANTISCRIPTURAL
  Opposed to, or not in accordance with, the Holy Scriptures.
• CHILDISH
  1. Of, pertaining to, befitting, or resembling, a child. "Childish innocence." Macaulay. 2. Peurile; trifling; weak. Methinks that simplicity in her countenance is rather childish than innocent. Addison. Note: Childish, as applied tc persons who
• CHILD STUDY
  A scientific study of children, undertaken for the purpose of discovering the laws of development of the body and the mind from birth to manhood.
• YOUNGNESS
  The quality or state of being young.
• ANTISOLAR
  Opposite to the sun; -- said of the point in the heavens 180º distant from the sun.
• ANTISIALAGOGUE
  A remedy against excessive salivation.
• ANTISTROPHIC
  Of or pertaining to an antistrophe.
• KILLESSE
  A gutter, groove, or channel. A hipped roof. Parker.
• GODCHILD
  One for whom a person becomes sponsor at baptism, and whom he promises to see educated as a Christian; a godson or goddaughter. See Godfather.
• SKILLFUL
  1. Discerning; reasonable; judicious; cunning. "Of skillful judgment." Chaucer. 2. Possessed of, or displaying, skill; knowing and ready; expert; well-versed; able in management; as, a skillful mechanic; -- often followed by at, in, or of; as,
• TARANTISM
  A nervous affection producing melancholy, stupor, and an uncontrollable desire to dance. It was supposed to be produced by the bite of the tarantula, and considered to be incapable of cure except by protraced dancing to appropriate music.
• YOUNGLY
  Like a young person or thing; young; youthful. Shak.
• PANTISOCRATIC
  Of or pertaining to a pantisocracy.
• INFANTICIDE
  The murder of an infant born alive; the murder or killing of a newly born or young child; child murder. (more info) antis, child + caedere to kill: cf. F. infanticide. See Infant, and
• LADY-KILLING
  The art or practice of captivating the hearts of women. Better for the sake of womankind that this dangerous dog should leave off lady-killing. Thackeray.
• DILETTANTISM
  See HARRISON