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Prolicide

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Prolicide is the act of killing one's own offspring.[1] The word prolicide is derived from the Latin word proles (offspring) and the suffix -cide, meaning to kill.[2]

It may refer to:

References

  1. ^ "Define prolicide at dictionary.com".
  2. ^ "prolicide | Origin and meaning of prolicide by Online Etymology Dictionary". www.etymonline.com. Retrieved 2019-02-26.

See also

Other Familicide killing terms:
  • Avunculicide, the killing of one's uncle
  • Fratricide, the killing of one's brother
  • Mariticide, the killing of one's husband
  • Matricide, the killing of one's mother
  • Nepoticide, the killing of one's nephew
  • Parricide, the killing of one's parents or another close relative
  • Patricide, the killing of one's father
  • Sororicide, the killing of one's sister
  • Uxoricide, the killing of one's wife
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