- a variation of feticide.
foeticide
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
He does agree that female foeticide has been declining in Punjab and Haryana - where a majority of Sikhs live - over the years.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2022
In his first address to the nation as prime minister in August that year, he appealed against female foeticide, condemned rapes and advised parents to bring up better sons.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2022
In the past, the government has admitted that its strategy has failed to put an end to female foeticide.
From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2021
The sect claims to have more than 50 million followers around the world and says it campaigns against female foeticide and for reforms for sex workers, as well as running schools and several hospitals.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2016
Thus, O Jajali, did those highly-blessed Rishis cast that sin on all living creatures, and addressing Nahusha who had been guilty of foeticide, said, "We shall not be able to pour libations in thy sacrifice."
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
