feticide
/ˈfiːtɪsaɪd/
feticide noun: the killing of a fetus or embryo; an induced abortion.
Noun
feticide (countable and uncountable, plural feticides)
- The killing of a fetus or embryo; an induced abortion.
- Zimra, then, takes an unequivocal stance; favoring Rashi's view over that of Maimonides, he offers little comfort for the rodef approach, holding instead that feticide cannot be regarded as murder becaue the fetus is not a nefesh.2002, Daniel Schiff, Abortion in Judaism, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 68
- Notwithstanding the earnest opposition of writers and lecturers and preachers and legislators, the practice of feticide appears to be on the increase.1878, H. Gibbons, "On Feticide" in Transactions of the Session of the Medical Society of the State of California vol. 8; J. Anthony & Co., Printers; page 209
- One who kills a fetus.
feticide meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam
feticide in Hindi
- killing of a fetus
- भ्रूणहत्या bhrūṇhatyā
feticide in Tamil
- கருக்கலைப்பு, கருவழிப்பு
feticide in Malayalam
- ഭ്രൂണഹത്യ, നിയമപ്രകാരമല്ലാത്ത ഭ്രൂണഹത്യ
Forms of feticide
| plural | feticides |
|---|---|
| alternative form | fetucide |
| alternative form | foeticide |
Origin of feticide
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).
Words formed from feticide
Questions about feticide
- What does feticide mean?
- Feticide means the killing of a fetus or embryo; an induced abortion.
- What is feticide in Hindi?
- Feticide in Hindi is भ्रूणहत्या (bhrūṇhatyā). See Feticide meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is feticide?
- Feticide is a noun.
- How do you pronounce feticide?
- Feticide is pronounced /ˈfiːtɪsaɪd/.
- What is the plural of feticide?
- The plural of feticide is feticides.
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