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On this page you'll find 3 example sentences with Filicide. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as parent or murder and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.

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Filicide in a sentence

Filicide meaning

  1. The killing of one's own child.
  2. A person who kills his or her own child.

Synonyms of Filicide

parent murder slaying execution

Related words

Other words often associated with Filicide or its synonyms:

homicide off hit mutilate nurture remove rear performance distort slay mangle action

Using Filicide

  • The main meaning on this page is: The killing of one's own child. | A person who kills his or her own child.
  • Useful related words include: parent, murder, slaying, execution.

Context around Filicide

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

paternal 1×

Often after:

suicide 1× case 1×

Sentence patterns with Filicide

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and paternal filicide case studies 1× author of filicide suicide previously 1× her filicide would go 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

dr eriksson was 1× her filicide would 1× kieran o hagan 1×

Common sentence endings:

are revenge motivated 1× face to face 1× for later writers 1×

Words around Filicide

Just before it in the word index:

filicetti 2 filice 3 filibusters 5 filibustering 9 filibustered 11 filibuster 89

Just after it in the word index:

filiform 2 filigree 10 filigreed 3 filiki 2 filimoni 2 filin 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Filicide

  • In this selection, "filicide" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, paternal, suicide and case stand out and add context to how "filicide" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and paternal filicide case studies and author of filicide suicide previously. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "filicide" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with filicide

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Her filicide would go on to become the standard for later writers. (12 words)

Kieran O'Hagan, author of Filicide-Suicide, previously told the Mirror that a number of killings by fathers, in particular, are 'revenge-motivated'. (23 words)

Dr Eriksson was also the lead author on Maternal and Paternal Filicide: Case Studies from the Australian Homicide Project, a 2014 study that interviewed Australian women and men convicted of murdering their children face-to-face. (36 words)

Longer example sentences

Dr Eriksson was also the lead author on Maternal and Paternal Filicide: Case Studies from the Australian Homicide Project, a 2014 study that interviewed Australian women and men convicted of murdering their children face-to-face. (36 words)

Kieran O'Hagan, author of Filicide-Suicide, previously told the Mirror that a number of killings by fathers, in particular, are 'revenge-motivated'. (23 words)

Her filicide would go on to become the standard for later writers. (12 words)

Example sentences (3)

Kieran O'Hagan, author of Filicide-Suicide, previously told the Mirror that a number of killings by fathers, in particular, are 'revenge-motivated'.

Dr Eriksson was also the lead author on Maternal and Paternal Filicide: Case Studies from the Australian Homicide Project, a 2014 study that interviewed Australian women and men convicted of murdering their children face-to-face.

Her filicide would go on to become the standard for later writers.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "filicide" in a sentence?
An example: "Kieran O'Hagan, author of Filicide-Suicide, previously told the Mirror that a number of killings by fathers, in particular, are 'revenge-motivated'." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "filicide" from authentic English texts.
What does "filicide" mean?
Filicide means: The killing of one's own child.
What are synonyms of "filicide"?
Common synonyms of "filicide" include: parent, murder, slaying, execution.
How many example sentences with "filicide" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "filicide", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.