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filicide


1660s, "action of killing a son or daughter," from Latin filius/filia "son/daughter" (see filial) + -cide. Meaning "one who kills a son or daughter" is from 1823. Related [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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filicide


the term that is used to describe a parents' intentional killing of their own children. It is rare and often caused by a major depressive disorder.
Source: psychologydictionary.org

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filicide


Filicide is the deliberate act of a parent killing their own son or daughter. It can also refer to the parent who kills a son or daughter. The word filicide comes from the Latin words filius meaning s [..]
Source: definitions.uslegal.com

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filicide


(n) a parent who murders his own son or daughter(n) the murder of your own son or daughter
Source: beedictionary.com

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A person who kills his or her own child. * '''1982''', , ''Water Music'', Penguin 2006, p. 287: *: Ned is running, panicked, [...] running for the cold hard road and the sanctuary of the Brunch fa [..]
Source: en.wiktionary.org





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