pedophagy

English

Etymology

pedo- (“child”) +‎ -phagy

Noun

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.

Related terms

• pedophagic