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baby-killer

baby-killer noun: an abortionist (all senses).

Noun

baby-killer (plural baby-killers)

  1. (derogatory, slang) An abortionist (all senses).
    • He promised to protect and serve "even a baby killer like yourself," but also to do everything in his office's power "to assist the protesters who wish to protect the misguided mothers who come to your clinic of death."1999, Charisma and Christian Life, volume 24, numbers 6-11, page 38
  2. (derogatory, slang) A pregnant woman who receives an abortion.
  3. (dated, derogatory, slang) A Vietnam War veteran.
  4. (derogatory, slang) A member or veteran of the US military or the Israeli Army.
  5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see baby, killer.
    • The following named soothing-syrups commonly given to children during their teething period have been proclaimed by the United States government chemists as “baby killers;” and the public is hereby warned against the use of any of these preparations for children […]1911, Michigan's Health, volumes 6-7, page 90

baby-killer meaning in Bengali

baby-killer in Bengali

গর্ভপাতকারী

Forms of baby-killer

pluralbaby-killers
alternative formbabykiller
alternative formbaby killer

Origin of baby-killer

The Vietnam War veteran usage stems from the My Lai massacre (1968), in which hundreds of civilians, including infants, were massacred.

Questions about baby-killer

What does baby-killer mean?
Baby-killer means an abortionist (all senses).
What is baby-killer in Bengali?
Baby-killer in Bengali is গর্ভপাতকারী. See Baby-killer meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is baby-killer?
Baby-killer is a noun.
What is the plural of baby-killer?
The plural of baby-killer is baby-killers.

Words near baby-killer in the dictionary

  1. baby-fathers
  2. baby-house
  3. baby-houses
  4. baby-jumper
  5. baby-jumpers
  6. baby-killer
  7. baby-killers
  8. baby-kisser
  9. baby-kissers
  10. baby-mama
  11. baby-mamas

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Adapted from Wiktionary: baby-killer (page history and authors); baby-killer (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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