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filicide

[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.
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Origin of filicide

1655–65; < Latin fīli(us) son (fīli(a) daughter) + -cide
Related formsfil·i·cid·al, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for filicide

filicide

noun
  1. the act of killing one's own son or daughter
  2. a person who does this
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Derived Formsfilicidal, adjective

Word Origin for filicide

C17: from Latin fīlius son or fīlia daughter + -cide
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Word Origin and History for filicide

n.

1660s, "action of killing a son or daughter," from Latin filius/filia "son/daughter" (see filial) + -cide. Meaning "one who kills a son or daughter" is from 1823. Related: Filicidal.

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