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filicide
[ fil-uh-sahyd ]
/ ˈfɪl əˌsaɪd /
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noun
a person who kills their own child.
the act of killing one's child: Ancient myth contains numerous examples of filicide.
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Origin of filicide
OTHER WORDS FROM filicide
fil·i·cid·al, adjectiveWords nearby filicide
filial piety, filiate, filiation, filibeg, filibuster, filicide, filiform, filigrain, filigree, filing clerk, filings
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How to use filicide in a sentence
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British Dictionary definitions for filicide
filicide
/ (ˈfɪlɪˌsaɪd) /
noun
the act of killing one's own son or daughter
a person who does this
Derived forms of filicide
filicidal, adjectiveWord Origin for filicide
C17: from Latin fīlius son or fīlia daughter + -cide
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