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parenticide

/pəˈɹɛn.təˌsaɪd/

parenticide noun: the killing of a parent.

Noun

parenticide (countable and uncountable, plural parenticides)

  1. The killing of a parent.
  2. A person who kills his or her parent.

Synonyms of parenticide

Forms of parenticide

pluralparenticides

Origin of parenticide

From parent + -cide.

Questions about parenticide

What does parenticide mean?
Parenticide means the killing of a parent.
What part of speech is parenticide?
Parenticide is a noun.
How do you pronounce parenticide?
Parenticide is pronounced /pəˈɹɛn.təˌsaɪd/.
What is the plural of parenticide?
The plural of parenticide is parenticides.

Words near parenticide in the dictionary

  1. parentheticals
  2. parenthood
  3. parenthoods
  4. Parenti
  5. Parentian
  6. parenticide
  7. parenticides
  8. parentification
  9. parentified
  10. parentifies
  11. parentify

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