filicidal

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to the killing of one's child: "filicidal" describes something associated with or characteristic of the act of killing one's own son or daughter.

Usage Examples

• (The testimony concerned the act of a parent killing their child.)
• (Studies examine the reasons for killing one's own child.)
• (The story involves a father who kills his child.)

Advanced Usage

• "filicidal ideation": thoughts or fantasies about killing one's own child.

  • The therapist was concerned about the patient's filicidal ideation. (The patient had recurring thoughts of harming their child.)

• "filicidal act": the actual deed of killing one's child.

  • The filicidal act was deemed to be the result of severe mental illness. (The killing was attributed to a psychological condition.)

Variants and Related Words

• Filicidal (adj): same as "filicidal"; no difference in meaning.

  • The filicidal impulse is rare but well-documented in forensic psychology. (The urge to kill one's child is uncommon but studied.)

• Filicidist (n): a person who commits or attempts to commit filicide (the killing of one's child).

  • The filicidist was sentenced to life in prison. (The person who killed their child received a life sentence.)

Synonyms

• Child-killing: the act of killing a child (often used broadly, not limited to one's own child).
• Infanticidal: relating to the killing of an infant (typically a child under one year old, not necessarily one's own).

Related Idioms

• No common idioms exist for "filicidal," as it is a clinical and legal term.

Phrasal Verbs

• No phrasal verbs are associated with "filicidal," as it is an adjective derived from a noun ("filicide").