Question

Choose the most suitable one word for the given expression:
Murder of a new-born child
A. Homicide
B. Regicide
C. Fratricide
D. Infanticide

Answer 1

Hint:Phrases are words or idioms that are not meant to be taken literally and usually have a traditional meaning behind them. One must find the meaning of the given options.

Complete answer:
Option A) Homicide – This option is incorrect because 'Homicide' is 'the killing of one person by another'. As given, we need to find a word for the given phrase Murder of a newborn child. It cannot be the meaning of a given phrase. So, this option can be eliminated.

Option B) Regicide - This option is incorrect because Regicide' means 'the action of killing a king. As given, we need to find a word for the given phrase Murder of a newborn child. It cannot be the meaning of a given phrase. So, this option can be eliminated.

Option C) Fratricide - This option is incorrect because 'Fratricide' means 'killing one's brother or sister'. As given, we need to find a word for the given phrase Murder of a newborn child. It cannot be the meaning of a given phrase. So, this option can be eliminated.

Option D) Infanticide – This option is correct because Infanticide' means 'the killing of an infant'. An 'infant' is 'a very young child or new-born baby’. This word means the same as the given expression. Hence it can be substituted for and option D is correct.

Hence, the correct answer is Option ‘D’.

Note: We can also find the meaning of the given phrase by simply comparing the meaning of the base word. These words do not mean the same as the given phrase and hence cannot substitute for it.
So, options A, B and C are wrong.