sororicide

[ suh-rawr-uh-sahyd, -ror- ]

/ səˈrɔr əˌsaɪd, -ˈrɒr- /

noun

a person who kills his or her sister.

the act of killing one's own sister.

Nearby words

sorolla y bastida, sorolla y bastida, joaquín, soroptimist, sororal, sororate, sororicide, sorority, sorority house, sorosilicate, sorosis, sorption

Origin of sororicide

1650–60; < Latin sorōricīda one who kills his sister, -cīdium the act of killing one's sister, equivalent to sorōr- (stem of soror) sister + -cīda, -cīdium -cide

Related formsso·ror·i·cid·al, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for sororicide

sororicide

/ (səˈrɒrɪˌsaɪd) /

noun

the act of killing one's own sister

a person who kills his or her sister

Derived Formssororicidal, adjective

Word Origin for sororicide

C17: from Latin sorōricīda one who murders his sister, from soror sister + caedere to slay

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