Patricide

//ˈpætɹɪsaɪd// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The murder of one's father. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    One who has murdered their father.
  3. 3
    the murder of your father wordnet
  4. 4
    a person who murders their father wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
aborticidefather slayerfather-slayerfratricidefungicidegenocide

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle French patricide or Latin patricīdium. Equivalent to patri- + -cide.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle French patricide or Latin patricīda. Equivalent to patri- + -cide.

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