prolicide
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- prolicidal adjective
Etymology
Origin of prolicide
1835–45; < Medieval Latin prōli- (combining form representing Latin prōlēs offspring; proletary ) + -cide
Example Sentences
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The Dollanger books, which feature almost every kind of forbidden act you can think of, from attempted matricide to prolicide to every iteration of incest imaginable, offer a shocking but necessary way into that inky, gory, and deeply human psychological underworld.
From The Guardian
The inevitable next move for Murdoch is prolicide.
From The Guardian
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