What does filicide mean?
Definitions for filicide
fil·i·cide
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Princeton's WordNet
filicidenoun
the murder of your own son or daughter
filicidenoun
a parent who murders his own son or daughter
Wiktionary
filicidenoun
A person who kills his or her own son, or more generally, child.
filicidenoun
The killing of one's own child.
Etymology: Derived from Latin filius meaning "son" + English -cide
Wikipedia
Filicide
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.
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filicide
Filicide refers to the act of a parent killing their own child or children.
Webster Dictionary
Filicidenoun
the act of murdering a son or a daughter; also, parent who commits such a murder
Etymology: [L. filius son, filia daughter + caedere to kill.]
Wikidata
Filicide
Filicide is the deliberate act of a parent killing his or her own son or daughter. The word filicide derives from the Latin words filius meaning "son" or filia meaning daughter and the suffix -cide meaning to kill, murder, or cause death. "A filicide" may refer to the parent who killed his or her child as well as to the criminal act that the parent committed.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of filicide in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of filicide in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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