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Infanticide vs Fratricide - What's the difference?

infanticide | fratricide |

As nouns the difference between infanticide and fratricide

is that infanticide is the murder of an infant while fratricide is the killing of one's brother (or sister).

infanticide

Noun

(en noun)
  • The murder of an infant.
  • The murder of a child by a parent; filicide.
  • The murderer of a child: a person who has committed infanticide.
  • (zoology) The killing of a young, immature animal by a mature adult of the same species.
  • See also

    * homicide * filicide, neonaticide, prolicide; abortion * genocide * matricide * patricide * regicide * suicide * uxoricide ----

    fratricide

    English

    (fratricide)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The killing of one's brother (or sister).
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  • A person who commits this crime.
  • * 1936 , H. A. L. Fisher, A History of Europe , Edward Arnold Publishers, p.376,
  • The conversion of Russia to Christianity was effected, it would seem by a monster of cruelty and lust. That Vladimir (980–1015) was a fratricide , who maintained 3,500 concubines, has not prevented his canonization as a saint.
  • (military, by extension) The intentional or unintentional killing of a comrade in arms.
  • * 1999 , Richard M. Swain, Lucky War: Third Army in Desert Storm , DIANE Publishing, page 180,
  • From January on, Third Army also spent a good deal of energy trying to solve the problem of fratricide , the killing or injuring of one's own forces by what is ironically called 'friendly fire,'...

    Derived terms

    * fratricidal