In law, the killing of a child under 12 months old by its mother. More generally, any killing of a newborn child, usually as a method of population control and most frequently of girls (especially in India and China), although boys are killed in countries where bride prices are high.
1. A person who murders an infant.
2. Murdering an infant.
1. Meurtre d'un enfant.
2. Se dit surtout ŕ propos d'un enfant nouveau-né.