filicide
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filicide
- /ˈfɪlɪsaɪd/ UK
Where it comes from
From Latin fīlius (“son”), fīlia (“daughter”) + -cide.
noun filicides
- The killing of one's own child. it began by violating nature, and ends in filicide. (I, v)
- A person who kills his or her own child. Ned is running, panicked, […] running for the cold hard road and the sanctuary of the Brunch farm like a filicide caught in the act.
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Talk about this word "filicide." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/filicide. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. filicide. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/filicide "filicide." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/filicide.Cite this
@misc{filicide_2026,
title = {filicide},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/filicide},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
