foeticide

[fee-ti-sahyd]

noun

Chiefly British.

1. a variant of feticide.

foeticide

/ ˈfiːtɪˌsaɪd /

noun

1. a variant spelling of feticide

Other Word Forms

• foeticidal adjective

Example Sentences

Campaigners say a traditional preference for sons has meant millions of female children are lost to foeticide and infanticide over the years.

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This anti-girl bias, coupled with the easy availability of pre-natal sex screening from the 1970s, has seen tens of millions of female foetuses aborted - a process known as female foeticide.

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He does agree that female foeticide has been declining in Punjab and Haryana - where a majority of Sikhs live - over the years.

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Abortions have been legal in India since 1971, although with conditions, especially to curb female foeticide in a country with an overwhelming preference for sons.

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In the decade of 1990s when Priya was born, female foeticide was rampant in the district.

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