单词 | parenticide |
释义 | parenticide1/pəˈrɛntɪsʌɪd/rare noun A person who murders one or both of his or her parents (or, in early use, any relative). OriginMid 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Blount (1618–1679), antiquary and lexicographer. From parent + -icide, probably in quot. 1656 after classical Latin parenticīda (in an isolated attestation in Plautus). parenticide2/pəˈrɛntɪsʌɪd/rare before 20th cent noun The murder of a parent. OriginMid 17th century; earliest use found in Edward Phillips (b. 1630), writer and biographer. From parent + -icide. Compare post-classical Latin parenticidium. |
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