Why this word is great
SENICIDE — [Noun] The deliberate killing of an elderly person, often sanctioned by cultural tradition or perceived necessity. From Latin senex ("old man") and -cide ("killing"). Unlike "geronticide" (which encompasses systemic neglect) or "euthanasia" (which prioritizes mercy and consent), senicide is the cold arithmetic of survival—a ritualized severing of the weak to preserve the strong. It is the ice floe bearing away the grandmother, the cliff where the bent-backed are pushed, the bitter tea prepared by trembling hands. A society that practices senicide does not hate its elders; it merely loves itself more.
noun
- The killing of an elderly person.