Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Murder of an infant
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is infanticide. It is the act of killing an infant, especially a newborn. The other options are not correct substitutes.
- Foeticide is the killing of a fetus.
- Feticide is another spelling of foeticide.
- Sacrifice is the act of killing something as an offering to a god or other supernatural being.