Filicide
WordNet
noun
(1) The murder of your own son or daughter
(2) A parent who murders his own son or daughter
WiktionaryText
Noun
Usage notes
Infanticide the the usual English term, especially if the victim is at or near infancy. Filicide implies specifically the killing of one's own son or daughter, especially biological and if the victim lived past infancy.
See also
- altruistic filicide
- familicide
- fratricide
- homicide
- maternal filicide
- parricide
- paternal filicide
- sororicide
- suicide
- uxoricide