parricide
/ˈpæ.ɹɪ.saɪd/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Someone who kills a relative, especially a parent.
Example Sentences
- "I told him the reuenging Gods, / ’Gainst Paricides did all the thunder bend […]"
- "The new accusation brought by Urban against Manfred of murdering his sister-in-law's embassador – it may be observed that, tacitly, he acquits him of parricide, fratricide, and nepoticide – requires a little explanation."
- "The production of Schiller’s ‘Don Carlos’ was long forbidden, because Don Carlos loved his stepmother; in ‘The Robbers,’ the Father was turned into an uncle, and a stupendous effect was produced by the cry of “Unclecide,” substituted for Parricide."
Etymology
From Middle French parricide, from Latin parricīda, of uncertain origin, perhaps from pār (“equal”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: parricide, parricīda, parricīdium
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈpæ.ɹɪ.saɪd/