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filicide vs slaying

slaying vs filicide

filicide and slaying both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
filicide Yes No No No
slaying Yes No No No
As nouns, slaying is a hypernym of filicide; that is, slaying is a word with a broader meaning than filicide:
  • filicide: the murder of your own son or daughter
  • slaying: unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
Other hypernyms of filicide include execution, murder.
filicide (noun) slaying (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
Difference between filicide and slaying

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