filicide
Plural: filicides
Noun
- The act of killing one's own child.
- a parent who murders his own son or daughter
- the murder of your own son or daughter
- The killing of one's own child.
- A person who kills his or her own child.
Examples
- Using FILICIDE in Words With Friends might raise an eyebrow or two, but it’s a valid play.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin fīlius (“son”), fīlia (“daughter”) + -cide.
Scrabble Score: 14
filicide: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordfilicide: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
filicide: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
filicide: valid Words With Friends Word