Prolicide
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:
- Filicide
- Infanticide (killing of one's infant, 0–12 months)
- Neonaticide (killing of one's infant within the first 24 hours after birth)
- Feticide
References
- ^ "Define prolicide at dictionary.com".
- ^ "prolicide | Origin and meaning of prolicide by Online Etymology Dictionary". www.etymonline.com. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
See also
- Child murder
- Suicide, the killing of one's self
- 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