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Etymology
Old French, or from Latin parricida, parricidium, associated with pater ‘father’, parens ‘parent’.

Pronunciation
IPA|/'pærɪsʌɪd/

Noun
en-noun

1. someone who kills a relative, especially a parent

#:*1605: I told him the revenging gods / ’Gainst parricides did all the thunder bend — William Shakespeare, King Lear II.i

1. the killing of a relative, especially a parent
2. the killing of a ruler; treason

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