Parricide

/pˈaɹɪsˌaɪd/

/pˈæɹɪsˌaɪd/

Parricide

the murder of your own father or mother

someone who kills his or her parent

Examples

1. You see a parricide, the image of the murdered father.

2. Her father died, and she was convicted of parricide.

3. And informed Brutus that Brutus had just committed the worst crime a Roman had, could, could commit, parricide.

4. The ten abominations revolved around the matters of treason, parricide, murder of spouse, rebellion, and witchcraft.