filicide

thumb|upright=.55|Painting by Peter Paul Rubens of [[Cronus devouring one of his children]]

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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.