What Does Filicide Mean?

Filicide is the deliberate act of a parent killing their own child. The word filicide is derived from the Latin words filius and filia and the suffix -cide, meaning to kill, murder, or cause death. The word can refer both to the crime and to the perpetrator of the crime.

What is Prolicide?

noun. the killing of one's child.

What is the difference between infanticide and filicide?

Filicide is defined as the act of a parent killing her/his child. The killing of a child younger than one year is commonly called infanticide; when committed within the first 24 hours of life it is neonaticide.