filicide

English - Turkish

Definition of filicide in English Turkish dictionary

(Psikoloji, Ruhbilim) Çocuğun annesi veya babası tarafından öldürülmesi

English - English

Definition of filicide in English English dictionary

The killing of one's own child

A person who kills his or her own son, or more generally, child

{i} murder of a child by his parent

The act of murdering a son or a daughter; also, parent who commits such a murder

The killing of ones own child

Related Terms

maternal filicide

A filicide committed by a woman, as opposed to paternal filicide

paternal filicide

A filicide committed by a man, as opposed to maternal filicide

Hyphenation

fi·li·cide

Etymology

() Derived from Latin filius meaning "son" + English -cide