fil·i·cide
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Audio Help [fil-uh-sahyd] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a person who kills his or her son or daughter. |
| 2. | the act of killing one's son or daughter: Ancient myth contains numerous examples of filicide. |
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fil·i·cid·al, adjective
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Filicide
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| filicide | |
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| 1. | a parent who murders his own son or daughter |
| 2. | the murder of your own son or daughter |
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Filicide
Fil"i*cide\, n. [L. filius son, filia daughter + caedere to kill.] The act of murdering a son or a daughter; also, parent who commits such a murder.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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