English Explanatory Dictionary

eat one's young

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To betray a constituent or charge out of self-serving interests or desperation.

Pronunciation

en-au-eat one's young.ogg

Word forms

eat one's young eats one's young eating one's young ate one's young eaten one's young

Etymology

The term is derived from the zoological phenomenon of animals killing and consuming their own young for sustenance.

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