Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

geriatricide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
geri-at-ri-cide
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The killing of elderly people.

Uncountable

Etymology

From, or equivalent to geriatric + -cide.

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Questions

What does geriatricide mean?
The killing of elderly people.
Where does geriatricide come from?
From, or equivalent to geriatric + -cide.

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