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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024par•ri•cide /ˈpærəˌsaɪd/USA pronunciation n. - the killing of one's father, mother, or other close relative:[uncountable]guilty of parricide.
- [countable] a person who commits such an act.
par•ri•cid•al /ˌpærəˈsaɪdəl/USA pronunciation adj. See -cide-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024par•ri•cide (par′ə sīd′),USA pronunciation n. - the act of killing one's father, mother, or other close relative.
- a person who commits such an act.
- Latin parricīdum act of kin-murder, parricīda kin-killer, equivalent. to pāri- (akin to Greek pāós, Attic pēós kinsman) + -cīdum, -cida -cide
- 1545–55
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: parricide /ˈpærɪˌsaɪd/ n - the act of killing either of one's parents
- a person who kills his parent
Etymology: 16th Century: 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 -cideˌparriˈcidal adj |