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filicide

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fil⋅i⋅cide

[fil-uh-sahyd]
–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.

Origin:
1655–65; < L fīli(us) son (fīli(a) daughter) + -cide


fil⋅i⋅cid⋅al, adjective
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