filicide
Use Filicide in a sentence
əˌsaɪd 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.
Related forms
fil·i·cid·al, adjective
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| —n | |
| 1. | the act of killing one's own son or daughter |
| 2. | a person who does this |
| [C17: from Latin fīlius son or fīlia daughter + | |
| fili'cidal | |
| —adj | |
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Filicide
is always a great word to know.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
filicide
1660s, action of killing a son or daughter, from L. filius, filia son, daughter (see filial). Meaning one who kills a son or daughter is from 1823. Related: Filicidal.
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Example sentences
Of course there are examples in human history of infanticide and filicide.
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