English

Noun

gynocide ‎(plural gynocides)

1. The killing of women and girls, especially considered as a social phenomenon.
   • 1976, Andrea Dworkin, Our Blood:

     We find that millions upon millions of women have died as the victims of organized gynocide.

   • 1987, Jane Caputi, The Age of Sex Crime, p. 95:

     In the contemporary Age of Sex Crime, it is another traditional female scapegoat, the prostitute, who is the paradigmatic target of gynocide.

French

Etymology

gyno- +‎ -cide

Noun

gynocide f ‎(plural gynocides)

1. femicide

Synonyms

• féminicide