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  1. prolicide

    Filicide is the deliberate act of a parent killing their own child. The word filicide is derived from the Latin words filius and filia ('son' and 'daughter') and the suffix -cide, meaning to kill, murder, or cause death. The word can refer both to the crime and to the perpetrator of the crime.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Prolicidenoun

    the crime of destroying one's offspring, either in the womb or after birth

  2. Etymology: [L. proles offspring + caedere to kill.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Prolicide

    prō′li-sīd, n. infanticide.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of prolicide in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of prolicide in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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