familicide
familicide · familicides
The murder of an entire family by a family memberThe murder of an entire family by a family member.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The murder of an entire family by a family member.
Because of the familicide that wiped out his entire family, he will be charged with six counts of murder.
(countable, uncountable)The perpetrator of a familicide.
The popular professional wrestler became the most notorious familicide of 2007.
Origin
From family + -cide.From family + -cide.
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Forms
plural: familicides| Singular | familicide |
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Word family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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