proliciden.

Brit.

/ˈprəʊlᵻsʌɪd/, U.S.

/ˈproʊləˌsaɪd/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prōlēs , -cide comb. form².

Etymology: < classical Latin prōlēs proles n. + -cide comb. form². Compare earlier infanticide n.²The homographic word prolicide ‘a killer of children’ (see -cide comb. form¹) is also occasionally attested:1893 Hamilton (Ohio) Daily Republican 6 Apr. 1/4 (headline) Six times a prolicide..a mother so charges her husband.Compare post-classical Latin prolicida, in this sense (13th cent. in a British source).

rare.

The killing of children; esp. the killing of one's own offspring (sometimes spec. either before or soon after birth).In quot. 1953 figurative.

ΚΠ

1826 Edinb. Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 26 62 The least, as well as the greatest of these are liable, at every moment of their lives, to be called in to decide in a case of poisoning, homicide, or prolicide.

1842 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 3) Prolicide, destruction of offspring. A term which includes fœticide as well as infanticide.

1895 Newark (Ohio) Daily Advocate 14 Dec. 1/4 (headline) Triple prolicide if the charge against Van Gundy can be substantiated.

1953 H. C. Duncan Lang. & Lit. in Society vi. 91 When we seek to analyze the dynamic function of imagery..we must watch for changes in role, for abandonments of the old self in symbolic deaths, rebirths, suicide, parricide, or prolicide.

2002 D. Tallack in R. B. Browne et al. Detective as Historian 251 When tidying up a counterpoint to the central investigation into the serial prolicide, Carr has his new narrator..return to the same theme.

Derivatives

proliˈcidal adj. of, relating to, or characterized by prolicide.

ΚΠ

1887 J. F. T. Keane Three Years Wanderer's Life I. i. 8 The prolicidal mania which has possessed England during the last two decades.

1957 Times 20 Mar. 11/2 Would he avoid having the Government go down to history as prolicidal maniacs?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prolicide
释义	proliciden. Brit. /ˈprəʊlᵻsʌɪd/, U.S. /ˈproʊləˌsaɪd/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prōlēs , -cide comb. form². Etymology: < classical Latin prōlēs proles n. + -cide comb. form². Compare earlier infanticide n.²The homographic word prolicide ‘a killer of children’ (see -cide comb. form¹) is also occasionally attested:1893 Hamilton (Ohio) Daily Republican 6 Apr. 1/4 (headline) Six times a prolicide..a mother so charges her husband.Compare post-classical Latin prolicida, in this sense (13th cent. in a British source). rare. The killing of children; esp. the killing of one's own offspring (sometimes spec. either before or soon after birth).In quot. 1953 figurative. ΚΠ 1826 Edinb. Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 26 62 The least, as well as the greatest of these are liable, at every moment of their lives, to be called in to decide in a case of poisoning, homicide, or prolicide. 1842 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 3) Prolicide, destruction of offspring. A term which includes fœticide as well as infanticide. 1895 Newark (Ohio) Daily Advocate 14 Dec. 1/4 (headline) Triple prolicide if the charge against Van Gundy can be substantiated. 1953 H. C. Duncan Lang. & Lit. in Society vi. 91 When we seek to analyze the dynamic function of imagery..we must watch for changes in role, for abandonments of the old self in symbolic deaths, rebirths, suicide, parricide, or prolicide. 2002 D. Tallack in R. B. Browne et al. Detective as Historian 251 When tidying up a counterpoint to the central investigation into the serial prolicide, Carr has his new narrator..return to the same theme. Derivatives proliˈcidal adj. of, relating to, or characterized by prolicide. ΚΠ 1887 J. F. T. Keane Three Years Wanderer's Life I. i. 8 The prolicidal mania which has possessed England during the last two decades. 1957 Times 20 Mar. 11/2 Would he avoid having the Government go down to history as prolicidal maniacs? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1826
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