defiliation

== English == === Etymology === From Latin de- + filius (“son”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˌfɪliːˈ(j)eɪʃən/ === Noun === defiliation (countable and uncountable, plural defiliations) The separation of a child from its parents. ==== Related terms ==== defiliate === References === “defiliation”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “defiliation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.