filicide

[ fil-uh-sahyd ]
/ ˈfɪl əˌsaɪd /

noun

a person who kills his or her son or daughter.
the act of killing one's son or daughter: Ancient myth contains numerous examples of filicide.

Origin of filicide

1655–65; < Latin fīli(us) son ( fīli(a) daughter) + -cide

OTHER WORDS FROM filicide

fil·i·cid·al, adjective

Words nearby filicide

filial piety, filiate, filiation, filibeg, filibuster, filicide, filiform, filiform bougie, filiform papilla, filigrain, filigree

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, adjective

Word Origin for filicide

C17: from Latin fīlius son or fīlia daughter + -cide