parricide

Pronunciation: /ˈpæ.ɹɪ.saɪd/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun someone who kills his or her parent
  2. noun the murder of your own father or mother

Etymology

From Middle French parricide, from Latin parricīda, of uncertain origin, perhaps from pār (“equal”).

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Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
murderer
Narrower (hyponyms)
patricide, matricide

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