The police said that the accused woman lived on the second floor of a rented accommodation.
It is suspected that the accused killed the child by banging his head on the floor. The child used to play with the accused woman's children, the police said.
The accused woman had an argument with the victim's mother a few days back, they said.
On Wednesday, she called her neighbour's son to play at her home and allegedly killed him, the police said.
The child was rushed to a hospital where he was declared brought dead, the police said, adding the woman was arrested.