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filicide

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filicide [ˈfɪlɪˌsaɪd]
n
1. the act of killing one's own son or daughter
2. a person who does this
[from Latin fīlius son or fīlia daughter + -cide]
filicidal  adj

filicide
1. a parent who kills a son or daughter.
2. the killing of a son or daughter by a parent. — filicidal, adj.
See also: Children
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.filicide - a parent who murders his own son or daughter
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
2.filicide - the murder of your own son or daughter
murder, slaying, execution - unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being


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In another example where chicheras publicly slandered other women, at the end of August in 1900, before the fiesta of Guadalupe began, an entire family of chicheras ganged up on a couple, accusing the wife of filicide of the babies that she had as a result of her adulterous affairs.
Then, adding insult to injury, God proclaims Isaac's last-minute reprieve a happy ending and Abraham's attempt at filicide an eternal source of blessing: "By Myself I swear, the LORD declares: Because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your darling one, I will[ldots]make your descendants as numerous as the stars of heaven and the sands on the seashore.
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