FILICIDE


Meaning of FILICIDE in English

— filicidal , adj.

/fil"euh suyd'/ , 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.

[ 1655-65; fili ( us ) son ( fili ( a ) daughter) + -CIDE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .