Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

filicide

/ˈfɪ.lɪ.sʌɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: fil-i-cide
IPA: /ˈfɪ.lɪ.sʌɪd/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The killing of one's own child.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A person who kills his or her own child.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"it began by violating nature, and ends in filicide. (I, v)"
"Terms related to familicide include filicide (the killing of one's child or children), uxoricide (the killing of one's wife), fratricide or sororicide (the killing of one's brother or sister), avunculicide (the killing of one's uncle), and nepoticide (the killing of one's nephew)."
"Ned is running, panicked, […] running for the cold hard road and the sanctuary of the Brunch farm like a filicide caught in the act."

Etymology

From Latin fīlius (“son”), fīlia (“daughter”) + -cide.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: cide

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈfɪ.lɪ.sʌɪd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

filicides (plural)

Derived Forms

filicidal

Phrases

altruistic filicide

Frequently Paired Words

familicide fratricide homicide infanticide neonaticide parricide prolicide sororicide

Questions

How do you pronounce filicide?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɪ.lɪ.sʌɪd/.
What does filicide mean?: The killing of one's own child.
Where does filicide come from?: From Latin fīlius (“son”), fīlia (“daughter”) + -cide.

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