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Meaning of filicide | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈfɪ.lɪ.sʌɪd

Definitions

  1. The killing of one's own child.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A person who kills his or her own child.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Čeština synovrah
Español filicida filicidio
Suomi lapsensurma
Français filicide
Galego filicidio
Македонски чедоубиство
Polski dzieciobójca dzieciobójczy dzieciobójczyni dzieciobójstwo synobójca synobójczy synobójstwo
Português filicida filicídio

Examples

“it began by violating nature, and ends in filicide. (I, v)”
“Terms related to familicide include filicide (the killing of one's child or children), uxoricide (the killing of one's wife), fratricide or sororicide (the killing of one's brother or sister), avunculicide (the killing of one's uncle), and nepoticide (the killing of one's nephew).”
“Ned is running, panicked, […] running for the cold hard road and the sanctuary of the Brunch farm like a filicide caught in the act.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

filicinin filicinoside filicoid filicologist filicology filiety

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