The name Justine is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Justine is: Just; upright. Feminine of Justin. The name Justine is an American baby name. In American the meaning of the name Justine is: Just; upright.
For infanticide among animals, see Infanticide (zoology). Infanticide (or infant homicide) is the intentional killing of infants. Parental infanticide researchers have found that mothers are far more likely than fathers to be the perpetrator for neonaticide and slightly more likely to commit infanticide in general. In many past societies, certain forms of infanticide were considered permissible.
Definition of infant for Students. History for infant. To the parent of a crying infant unable to say what the problem is, the etymology of infant might seem very appropriate. In Latin the adjective infans literally meant ânot speaking, incapable of speech.â The noun infans referred to a very young child who had not yet learned to talk.