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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parenticide

/pəˈɹɛn.təˌsaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
par-en-ti-cide
IPA
/pəˈɹɛn.təˌsaɪd/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The killing of a parent.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A person who kills his or her parent.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From parent + -cide.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

parenticides (plural)

Synonyms

parricide

Questions

How do you pronounce parenticide?
The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈɹɛn.təˌsaɪd/.
What does parenticide mean?
The killing of a parent.
Where does parenticide come from?
From parent + -cide.

How to pronounce parenticide

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