filicide
Sign in to savethumb|upright=.55|Painting by Peter Paul Rubens of [[Cronus devouring one of his children]]
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- Statistics
- Types of filicide
- Children at risk
- Notable examples
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- Works cited
- Further reading
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thumb|upright=.55|Painting by Peter Paul Rubens of [[Cronus devouring one of his children]]
Filicide is the deliberate act of a parent killing their own child. The word filicide is derived from the Latin words and ('son' and 'daughter') and the suffix -cide, from the word meaning 'to kill'. The word can refer to both the crime and perpetrator of the crime.