feticidefeticide means the killing of a fetus or embryo; an induced abortion. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.EtymologyFrom fetus + -cide or fetus + -icide, from Middle French -cide, from Latin -cīda (“cutter, killer”) and its derivation -cīdium (“killing”), from -cīd (combining form of caedō (“cut, kill”)) + -a (“-er”, forming agent nouns).nounThe killing of a fetus or embryo; an induced abortion.“Zimra, then, takes an unequivocal stance; favoring Rashi's view over that of Maimonides, he offers little comfort for the rodef approach, holding instead that feticide cannot be regarded as murder becaue the fetus is not a nefesh.”One who kills a fetus.