filicide: Meaning and Definition of

fil•i•cide

Pronunciation: (fil'u-sīd"), [key]
— n.
  1. a person who kills his or her son or daughter.
  2. the act of killing one's son or daughter: Ancient myth contains numerous examples of filicide.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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