# femicide

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɛ.məˌsaɪd/

## Definitions
1. The killing of a woman or girl, originally (figurative) with reference to loss of virtue but now usually (law) specifically because of their sex or gender and especially such a killing by a man motivated by misogyny.
2. A person who commits such an act.

## Etymology
From fem- + -icide, ultimately derived from Latin fēmina (“woman”), after the model of homicide, genocide, etc.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/femicide