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filicides

/ˈfɪlɪsaɪdz/

Meanings
noun

Filicida

A person who kills their own child.

Examples :

"Due to the horrific nature of the crimes they committed, both Susan Smith and Andrea Yates are remembered as filicides. "
Debido a la naturaleza horrible de los crímenes que cometieron, tanto Susan Smith como Andrea Yates son recordadas como filicidas.
family person inhuman action moral guilt

Related Words

Illustration postpartum

postpartum noun

/poʊstˈpɑːrtəm/ /poʊstˈpɜːrtəm/

Posparto

"The postpartum period is a time of significant physical and emotional adjustment for new mothers. "

El posparto es un período de ajuste físico y emocional significativo para las nuevas madres.

Illustration remembered

remembered verb

/ɹɪˈmɛmbəd/ /ɹɪˈmɛmbɚd/

Reconstituir, volver a armar

"After the storm scattered the pieces of the model airplane, the child carefully remembered how they fit together. "

Después de que la tormenta dispersara las piezas del avión modelo, el niño recordó cuidadosamente cómo encajaban.

Illustration killing

killing verb

/ˈkɪl.ɪŋ/

Matar, asesinar

"Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and drugs combined."

Fumar mata a más personas cada año que el alcohol y las drogas combinados.

Illustration horrific

horrific adjective

/hɔˈɹɘfɘk/ /hɒˈɹɪfɪk/ /hɑˈɹɪfɪk/

Horrible, horrendo

"The accident was horrific; everyone was badly injured. "

El accidente fue horrendo; todos resultaron gravemente heridos.

Illustration depression

depression noun

/dɪˈpɹɛʃən/ /dəˈpɹɛʃ(ə)n/

Depresión

"Sarah's depression made it hard to enjoy her usual school activities and look forward to the future. "

La depresión de Sarah dificultaba que disfrutara de sus actividades escolares habituales y que esperara el futuro.

Illustration person

person noun

/ˈpɜːsən/ /ˈpɝsən/

Persona, individuo

"Each person is unique, both mentally and physically."

Cada persona es única, tanto mental como físicamente.

Illustration nature

nature noun

/ˈnæɪ̯tʃə/ /ˈnɛːtʃɐ/ /ˈnæetʃɘ/ /ˈneɪtʃə/ /ˈneɪtʃɚ/

Naturaleza

"Nature never lies (i.e. tells untruths)."

La naturaleza nunca miente.

Illustration detailed

detailed verb

/dɪˈteɪld/

Detallar, explicar en detalle

"The teacher detailed the steps for solving the math problem. "

El profesor detalló los pasos para resolver el problema de matemáticas.

Illustration horrible

horrible noun

/ˈhɑɹɪbəl/ /ˈhɒɹɪbəl/

Horror, cosa horrible

"Failing the final exam was a horrible prospect for Sarah. "

Suspender el examen final era un horror para Sarah.

Illustration horrifying

horrifying verb

/ˈhɔːrɪfaɪɪŋ/ /ˈhɑːrɪfaɪɪŋ/

Aterrorizar, horrorizar

"The haunted house was horrifying, from one room to the next I felt more and more like I wasn’t going to survive."

La casa embrujada era aterradora, de una habitación a otra sentía cada vez más que no iba a sobrevivir.

Illustration struggling

struggling verb

/ˈstɹʌɡlɪŋ/

Luchar, esforzarse, batallar

"During the centuries, the people of Ireland struggled constantly to assert their right to govern themselves."

Durante siglos, el pueblo de Irlanda luchó constantemente para hacer valer su derecho a gobernarse a sí mismo.

Illustration committed

committed verb

/kəˈmɪtɪd/

Confiar, encomendar

"The teacher committed the important assignment to the student. "

El profesor encomendó la importante tarea al estudiante.