senilicide

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noun

Killing of old people, especially to conserve resources for younger people.

OriginLatin senilis →
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Meanings

nounsenilicide (uncountable)
  1. uncountableKilling of old people, especially to conserve resources for younger people.

    Where it was practiced, senilicide was rare except during famines.

    2004 May 4, “Did Eskimos put their elderly on ice floes to die?”, in The Straight Dope

Origin

  1. Latinsenilis
  2. Englishsenilicide

From Latin senilis + -cida or cognates.

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APA

senilicide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/senilicide

MLA

“senilicide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/senilicide. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “senilicide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/senilicide.

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