pedophagy

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English

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Etymology

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From pedo- (child) +‎ -phagy.

Noun

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pedophagy (uncountable)

  1. The eating of children.
    • 2014, Emily Wilson, The Greatest Empire: A Life of Seneca:
      Even feeding them to their own father is not enough; Atreus complains that he really ought to have planned better and made sure Thyestes knew what he was eating. The ultimate audience for the pedophagy is Thyestes himself.
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