filicide

fil·i·cide

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fil-uh-sahyd]
- /ˈfɪl əˌsaɪd/
- /ˈfɪlɪsaɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fil-uh-sahyd]
- /ˈfɪl əˌsaɪd/

Definitions of filicide word

noun filicide a person who kills his or her son or daughter. 1
noun filicide the act of killing one's son or daughter: Ancient myth contains numerous examples of filicide. 1
noun filicide The killing of one’s son or daughter. 1
noun filicide the act of killing one's own son or daughter 0
noun filicide a person who does this 0
noun filicide A person who kills his or her own child. 0

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Origin of filicide

First appearance:

before 1655

One of the 46% oldest English words

1655-65; < Latin fīli(us) son (fīli(a) daughter) + -cide

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Parts of speech for Filicide

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Filicide

filicide popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

filicide usage trend in Literature

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