feticide

Meanings

Noun

the act of destroying a fetus
The killing of a fetus or embryo; an induced abortion.
One who kills a fetus.

Origin / Etymology

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).

Synonyms

aborticide

Scrabble Score: 14

feticide is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
feticide is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
feticide is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

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