"autoinfanticide" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: auto- + infanticide Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|auto|infanticide}} auto- + infanticide Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} autoinfanticide (uncountable)
  1. (science fiction) The act of traveling back in time to the past and killing oneself as a baby. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Death, Science fiction, Suicide, Time travel Related terms: grandfather paradox
    Sense id: en-autoinfanticide-en-noun-OJhS9S12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with auto- Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

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