parricide

[ par-uh-sahyd ]
/ ˈpær əˌsaɪd /

noun

the act of killing one's father, mother, or other close relative.
a person who commits such an act.

Origin of parricide

1545–55; < Latin parricīdum act of kin-murder, parricīda kin-killer, equivalent to pāri- (akin to Greek pāós, Attic pēós kinsman) + -cīdum, -cida -cide

OTHER WORDS FROM parricide

par·ri·cid·al, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH parricide

matricide parricide patricide

Words nearby parricide

parra, parrakeet, parramatta, parran, parrel, parricide, parrington, parris island, parrish, parritch, parroket

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British Dictionary definitions for parricide

parricide
/ (ˈpærɪˌsaɪd) /

noun

the act of killing either of one's parents
a person who kills his parent

Derived forms of parricide

parricidal, adjective

Word Origin for parricide

C16: from Latin parricīdium murder of a parent or relative, and from parricīda one who murders a relative, from parri- (element related to Greek pēos kinsman) + -cīdium, -cīda -cide