Fratricide is a fancy word for killing your brother or sister.
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Fratricide
Synonyms for "fratricide" (24 found)
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11 entriesTranslations
93 translations across 35 languages.
Armenian
2 entries- եղբայրասպան noun (person who commits fratricide)
- եղբայրասպանություն noun (killing of one's sibling)
Belarusian
4 entries- братагу́бец noun (person who commits fratricide)
- братагу́бства noun (killing of one's sibling)
- братазабо́йства noun (killing of one's sibling)
- братазабо́йца noun (person who commits fratricide)
Bulgarian
3 entries- братоуби́ец noun (person who commits fratricide)
- братоуби́йство noun (killing of one's sibling)
- братоуби́йца noun (person who commits fratricide)
Catalan
2 entries- fratricida noun (person who commits fratricide)
- fratricidi noun (killing of one's sibling)
Czech
2 entries- bratrovrah noun (person who commits fratricide)
- bratrovražda noun (killing of one's sibling)
Danish
3 entries- brodermord noun (killing of one's sibling)
- brodermorder noun (person who commits fratricide)
- brodermorderske noun (person who commits fratricide)
Dutch
1 entries- broedermoord noun (killing of one's sibling)
Estonian
2 entries- vennatapja noun (person who commits fratricide)
- vennatapp noun (killing of one's sibling)
Finnish
4 entries- veljenmurhaaja noun (person who commits fratricide)
- veljensurma noun (killing of one's sibling)
- veljensurmaaja noun (person who commits fratricide)
- veljesmurha noun (killing of one's sibling)
French
2 entries- fratricide noun (killing of one's sibling)
- fratricide noun (person who commits fratricide)
Galician
2 entries- fratricida noun (person who commits fratricide)
- fratricidio noun (killing of one's sibling)
German
4 entries- Brudermord noun (killing of one's sibling)
- Brudermörder noun (person who commits fratricide)
- Brudermörderin noun (person who commits fratricide)
- Fratrizid noun (killing of one's sibling)
Greek
2 entries- αδελφοκτονία noun (killing of one's sibling)
- αδελφοκτόνος noun (person who commits fratricide)
Hindi
2 entries- भ्रातृहत्या noun (killing of one's sibling)
- भ्रातृहत्यारा noun (person who commits fratricide)
Ido
1 entries- fratulocido noun (killing of one's sibling)
Indonesian
1 entries- fratrisida noun (killing of one's sibling)
Italian
2 entries- fratricida noun (person who commits fratricide)
- fratricidio noun (killing of one's sibling)
Macedonian
2 entries- братоубиец noun (person who commits fratricide)
- братоубиство noun (killing of one's sibling)
Norwegian Bokmål
3 entries- brodermord noun (killing of one's sibling)
- brodermorder noun (person who commits fratricide)
- brodermorderske noun (person who commits fratricide)
Norwegian Nynorsk
4 entries- brodermord noun (killing of one's sibling)
- brodermordar noun (person who commits fratricide)
- brormord noun (killing of one's sibling)
- brormordar noun (person who commits fratricide)
Old English
1 entries- brōþorcwealm noun (killing of one's sibling)
Persian
1 entries- برادرکشی noun (killing of one's sibling)
Polish
3 entries- bratobójca noun (person who commits fratricide)
- bratobójczyni noun (person who commits fratricide)
- bratobójstwo noun (killing of one's sibling)
Portuguese
2 entries- fratricida noun (person who commits fratricide)
- fratricídio noun (killing of one's sibling)
Romanian
3 entries- fratricid noun (killing of one's sibling)
- fratricid noun (person who commits fratricide)
- fratricidă noun (person who commits fratricide)
Russian
2 entries- братоуби́йство noun (killing of one's sibling)
- братоуби́йца noun (person who commits fratricide)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- bratoubica noun (person who commits fratricide)
- bratoùbistvo noun (killing of one's sibling)
- bratoùbojica noun (person who commits fratricide)
- bratoùbōjstvo noun (killing of one's sibling)
Slovak
2 entries- bratovrah noun (person who commits fratricide)
- bratovražda noun (killing of one's sibling)
Slovene
2 entries- bratomor noun (killing of one's sibling)
- bratomorilec noun (person who commits fratricide)
Spanish
2 entries- fratricida noun (person who commits fratricide)
- fratricidio noun (killing of one's sibling)
Swedish
4 entries- brodermord noun (killing of one's sibling)
- brodermördare noun (person who commits fratricide)
- brodermörderska noun (person who commits fratricide)
- brödramord noun (killing of one's sibling)
Tagalog
2 entries- pratrisida noun (person who commits fratricide)
- pratrisidyo noun (killing of one's sibling)
Turkish
1 entries- kardeş cinayeti noun (killing of one's sibling)
Ukrainian
4 entries- братовби́вець noun (person who commits fratricide)
- братовби́вство noun (killing of one's sibling)
- братовби́вця noun (person who commits fratricide)
- братогу́бець noun (person who commits fratricide)
Urdu
1 entries- برادر کشی noun (killing of one's sibling)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
According to Jewish tradition, the first fratricide was also the first homicide.
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War is barbarity, insane fratricide, absurd and disastrous destruction, senseless and inhumane conflict – a violation of blessed and fortunate peace.
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The new accusation brought by Urban against Manfred of murdering his sister-in-law's embassador – it may be observed that, tacitly, he acquits him of parricide, fratricide, and nepoticide – requires a little explanation.
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