FILICIDE

filicide

(noun) the murder of your own son or daughter

filicide

(noun) a parent who murders his own son or daughter

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

filicide (countable and uncountable, plural filicides)

A person who kills their own child.

The killing of one's own child.

Usage notes

Infanticide is the usual English term, especially if the victim is at or near infancy. Filicide implies specifically the killing of one's own son or daughter, especially biological and if the victim lived past infancy.

Source: Wiktionary

Fil"i*cide, n. Etym: [L. filius son, filia daughter + caedere to kill.]

Definition: The act of murdering a son or a daughter; also, parent who commits such a murder.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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