Sororicide
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sororicide is a noun meaning The killing of one's sister.
Meaning
The killing of one's sister.
More Meanings
- A person who kills his or her sister.
Example Sentences
Terms related to familicide include filicide (the killing of one's child or children), uxoricide (the killing of one's wife), fratricide or sororicide (the killing of one's brother or sister), avunculicide (the killing of one's uncle), and nepoticide (the killing of one's nephew).
Word Forms
- sororicides
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fratricide, matricide, lesbicide, genticide, filicide, senicide.
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