par‧ri‧cide /ˈpærəsaɪd, ˈpærɪsaɪd/
noun[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: parricidium, from parri- 'relative' + -cidium (-cide)]
[uncountable] formal the crime of killing your father, mother, or any other close relative ⇒
matricide,
patricide [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲