baby-killer — ozdic

Collocations

0

Definitions

noun

1

An abortionist (all senses).

He promised to protect and serve "even a baby killer like yourself," but also to do everything in his office's power "to assist the protesters who wish to protect the misguided mothers who come to your clinic of death."

2

A pregnant woman who receives an abortion.

3

A Vietnam War veteran.

4

A member or veteran of the US military or the Israeli Army.

5

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see baby, killer.

The following named soothing-syrups commonly given to children during their teething period have been proclaimed by the United States government chemists as “baby killers;” and the public is hereby warned against the use of any of these preparations for children […]

Thesaurus

Synonyms

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

2

01

He promised to protect and serve "even a baby killer like yourself," but also to do everything in his office's power "to assist the protesters who wish to protect the misguided mothers who come to you

Wiktionary

02

The following named soothing-syrups commonly given to children during their teething period have been proclaimed by the United States government chemists as “baby killers;” and the public is hereby wa

Wiktionary

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, baby-killer is marked as derogatory, slang, dated. Watch for register when choosing this word.