"autoinfanticide" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From auto- + infanticide. Etymology templates: {{af|en|auto-|infanticide|id1=self}} 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 Related terms: grandfather paradox
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