FILICIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does filicide mean? 

• FILICIDE (noun)
  The noun FILICIDE has 2 senses:

1. a parent who murders his own son or daughter

2. the murder of your own son or daughter

  Familiarity information: FILICIDE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FILICIDE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A parent who murders his own son or daughter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("filicide" is a kind of...):

parent (a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The murder of your own son or daughter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("filicide" is a kind of...):

execution; murder; slaying (unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being)