patricide
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patricide¹
- /ˈpætɹɪsaɪd/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French patricide or Latin patricīdium. Equivalent to patri- + -cide.
noun patricides
- The murder of one's father.
patricide²
- /ˈpætɹɪsaɪd/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French patricide or Latin patricīda. Equivalent to patri- + -cide.
noun patricides
-
One who has murdered their father.
Similar: father-slayer
Translations
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noun murder of one's father
| Español | parricidio, patricidio |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 弒父 /弑父 shìfù |
| हिन्दी | पितृहत्या pitŕhatyā, पितृघात pitŕghāt |
| Português | parricídio, patricídio |
| Français | patricide |
| Deutsch | Vatermord, Patrizid |
| Italiano | parricidio, patricidio |
| Ελληνικά | πατροκτονία patroktonía |
| Русский | отцеуби́йство otceubíjstvo |
noun murderer of own father
| Español | parricida, patricida |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 弒父者 /弑父者 shìfùzhě |
| हिन्दी | पितृघाती pitŕghātī |
| Português | parricida, patricida |
| Français | patricide |
| Deutsch | Vatermörder, Vatermörderin |
| Italiano | parricida, patricida |
| Ελληνικά | πατροκτόνος patroktónos |
| Русский | отцеуби́йца otceubíjca |
Talk about this word "patricide." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/patricide. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. patricide. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/patricide "patricide." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/patricide.Cite this
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title = {patricide},
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