2. One who kills one's own parent; a parricide. [R.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
parenticide — /peuh ren teuh suyd /, n. 1. a person who kills one or both of his or her parents. 2. the act of killing one s parent or parents. [1650 60; PARENT + I + CIDE] * * * … Universalium
parenticide — killing or killer of one s parents Killing and Killers … Phrontistery dictionary
parenticide — n. murder of one s parents, killing of one s parents … English contemporary dictionary
parenticide — pa·ren·ti·cide … English syllables
parenticide — /parentasayd/ One who murders a parent; also the crime so committed … Black's law dictionary
parenticide — Homicide in the killing of a parent. One who commits homicide in killing a parent. parent of the country. See parens patriae … Ballentine's law dictionary
parenticide — pəˈrentəˌsīd noun ( s) Etymology: parent (I) + i + cide : parricide … Useful english dictionary
-cide — The English suffix cide denotes an act related to killing. From Latin caedere to cut, kill, hack (at), strike . In its wider meaning, it may also signify the destruction or dismantling of an object or concept. When attached to a word indicating… … Wikipedia
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Killing and Killers — Anyone who has looked at the news lately knows that the human species seems to have an inordinate propensity for killing things. Similarly, anyone looking at this list of 85 terms relating to killing will quickly realize that humans also have an… … Phrontistery dictionary
