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filicide vs murder

murder vs filicide

filicide and murder both are nouns.

filicide is not a verb while murder is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
filicide Yes No No No
murder Yes No Yes No
As nouns, murder is a hypernym of filicide; that is, murder is a word with a broader meaning than filicide:
  • filicide: the murder of your own son or daughter
  • murder: unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
Other hypernyms of filicide include execution, slaying.
filicide (noun) murder (noun)
the murder of your own son or daughter unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
a parent who murders his own son or daughter
filicide (verb) murder (verb)
alter so as to make unrecognizable
kill intentionally and with premeditation
Difference between filicide and murder

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