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noun
The killing of one's own child.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A person who kills his or her own child.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
the murder of your own son or daughter
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: murder, slaying, execution
noun
a parent who murders his own son or daughter
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: parent
History
From Latin fīlius (“son”), fīlia (“daughter”) + -cide.
Across languages
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
