patricide

American  

[pa-truh-sahyd, pey‑] / ˈpæ trəˌsaɪd, ˈpeɪ‑ /

noun

1. the act of killing one's own father.

2. a person who commits such an act.

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patricide British  

/ ˈpætrɪˌsaɪd /

noun

1. the act of killing one's father

2. a person who kills his father

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Other Word Forms

• patricidal adjective

Etymology

Origin of patricide

First recorded in 1585–95; patri- + -cide

Example Sentences

Dreaming of patricide — symbolically, for now — is the glue binding them together at present.

From New York Times

He sheds the earth tones that he has been wearing all season and dons the color black—a mournful color, but also one that marks him as an assassin, capable of patricide.

From The New Yorker

While the show isn’t a patricide, it is an argument with the patriarch — and with patriarchy and colonialism — simmering with murderous rage.

From New York Times

At the same time, she commits an act of symbolic patricide, with a Plath-y edge of “Daddy, I’m through” in its tone, and a velvet note of the sublime in its feedback loop.

From The New Yorker

There’s also a song about a dad - and patricide.

From Washington Times