PATRICIDE

patricide

(noun) the murder of your father

patricide

(noun) a person who murders their father

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

patricide (countable and uncountable, plural patricides)

Murder of one's father.

A murderer of his/her own father.

Synonyms

• (murderer of one's father): father-slayer

Anagrams

• pediatric

Source: Wiktionary


Pat*ri"cide, n. Etym: [L. pater father + caedere to kill. Cf. Parricide.]

1. The murderer of his father.

2. The crime of one who murders his father. Same as Parricide.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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