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feticide

American  
[fee-ti-sahyd] / ˈfi tɪˌsaɪd /
especially British, foeticide

noun

  1. the act of destroying a fetus or causing an abortion.

feticide British  
/ ˈfiːtɪˌsaɪd /

noun

  1. the destruction of a fetus in the uterus; aborticide

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Origin of feticide

First recorded in 1835–45; fet(us) + -i- + -cide

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