geronticide

English

Alternative forms

• gerontocide

Etymology

From geronto- +‎ -icide.

Pronunciation

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Noun

geronticide (plural geronticides)

1. The killing or euthanasia of the elderly
   • 2000, Michael Brogden, Preeti Nijhar, Crime, Abuse and the Elderly, page 33:

     Maxwell et al. (1982) studied geronticide practices in some ninety-five different societies.