Familicide
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The murder of an entire family by a family member. countable, uncountable
"Because of the familicide that wiped out his entire family, he will be charged with six counts of murder."
- 2 The perpetrator of a familicide. countable, uncountable
"The popular professional wrestler became the most notorious familicide of 2007."
Example
More examples"Because of the familicide that wiped out his entire family, he will be charged with six counts of murder."
Etymology
From family + -cide.
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