2006-08-30 09:14:52 · 29 answers · asked by VEENA T 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
Hey VEENA T,
It is Fratricide for a brother, Sororicide for a sister - you asked about the term for a sibling, both are correct. It is also murder.
Fratricide (from the Latin word frater, meaning: "brother" and cide meaning to kill) is the act of a person killing his or her brother.
Related concepts are sororicide (the killing of one's sister), child murder (the killing of an unrelated child), infanticide (the killing of a child under the age of one year), filicide (the killing of one's child), patricide (the killing of one's father) and matricide (the killing of one's mother).
The term may also used to refer to friendly fire incidents. In a United States military context, it may also refer to an incident where the catastrophic failure and disintegration of one jet engine in a twin-engined fighter aircraft causes the damage or destruction of the second engine, and possibly leads to the loss of the entire aircraft.
2006-08-30 09:39:18 · answer #1 · answered by BuyTheSeaProperty 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Fratricide
2006-08-30 16:17:34 · answer #2 · answered by Privratnik 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Fratricide
2006-08-30 16:17:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Fratricide
2006-08-30 16:16:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Fratricide.
2006-08-30 16:17:26 · answer #5 · answered by Nefertiti 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Fratricide.
2006-08-30 16:19:18 · answer #6 · answered by cross-stitch kelly 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes, I believe Frank up there is right. Fratricide. Heard it in a few metal songs.
2006-08-30 16:17:38 · answer #7 · answered by cannonball 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
fratricide is the killing of one's sibling
2006-08-30 16:17:46 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Caining.
2006-08-30 16:20:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
fratricide: n. act of murdering one's own brother or sister
2006-08-30 16:17:10 · answer #10 · answered by starsinthemidnightsky 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋