noun
Meaning 1
Someone who kills a relative, especially a parent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: parenticide
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Someone who kills a relative, especially a parent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: parenticide
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Someone who commits treason.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The killing of a relative, especially a parent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: parenticide
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The killing of a ruler, or other authority figure; treason.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
the murder of your own father or mother
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: murder, slaying, execution
Narrower terms: matricide, patricide
noun
someone who kills his or her parent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: murderer, liquidator, manslayer
Narrower terms: matricide, patricide
History
From Middle French parricide, from Latin parricīda, of uncertain origin, perhaps from pār (“equal”).
From Middle French parricide, from Latin parricīdium, of uncertain origin, perhaps from pār (“equal”).
Across languages
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.