— parricidal , adj.
/par"euh suyd'/ , n.
1. the act of killing one's father, mother, or other close relative.
2. a person who commits such an act.
[ 1545-55; parricidum act of kin-murder, parricida kin-killer, equiv. to pari- (akin to Gk paós, Attic peós kinsman) + -cidum, -cida -CIDE ]