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, Parrish, Parris Island, parritch, parrot

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Example sentences from the Web for parricide

The indignity with which he is said to have scouted this parricide proposition, was equally worthy of his virtue and wisdom.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson
Surely the very fiends feel a reverential awe for virtue and patriotism, whilst they detest the parricide and traitor.
Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution|John Adams
After a parricide, a fratricide was nothing to him, and he executed it with a Machiavellism full of atrocious precautions.
The Rebel Chief|Gustave Aimard
The wicked woman ceased not daylye to animate and prouoke hir husbande from one parricide to an other.
The Palace of Pleasure|William Painter

The word "parricide," and what is worse, "Huguenot," flies from mouth to mouth throughout the province.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 4 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)

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

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单词	parricide
释义	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, Parrish, Parris Island, parritch, parrot Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for parricide The indignity with which he is said to have scouted this parricide proposition, was equally worthy of his virtue and wisdom. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson\|Thomas Jefferson Surely the very fiends feel a reverential awe for virtue and patriotism, whilst they detest the parricide and traitor. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution\|John Adams After a parricide, a fratricide was nothing to him, and he executed it with a Machiavellism full of atrocious precautions. The Rebel Chief\|Gustave Aimard The wicked woman ceased not daylye to animate and prouoke hir husbande from one parricide to an other. The Palace of Pleasure\|William Painter The word "parricide," and what is worse, "Huguenot," flies from mouth to mouth throughout the province. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 4 (of 10)\|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire) 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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