He committed filicide to end his daughter's suffering.
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Filicide
/ˈfɪ.lɪ.sʌɪd/
Synonyms for "filicide" (5 found)
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Noun(1 words)
child murder
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Noun(2 words)
familial homicidefamily homicide
Related words (2)
Noun(2 words)
parental homicideparental murder
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4 total sentences available.
it began by violating nature, and ends in filicide. (I, v)
Source: wiktionary
Terms related to familicide include filicide (the killing of one's child or children), uxoricide (the killing of one's wife), fratricide or sororicide (the killing of one's brother or sister), avunculicide (the killing of one's uncle), and nepoticide (the killing of one's nephew).
Source: wiktionary
Ned is running, panicked, […] running for the cold hard road and the sanctuary of the Brunch farm like a filicide caught in the act.
Source: wiktionary