Question

The foreign word 'parenticide' means

• A. killing of one's sister
• B. killing of one's mother
• C. killing of one's parent
• D. killing of one's brother

Answer 1

Answer:

C. killing of one's parent

• The word "parenticide" refers to the act of killing one's own parent or parents. It is a compound word, combining "parent" and "-cide" (meaning killing or killer). മാതാപിതാക്കളെ കൊല്ലുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തിയെ സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്നു
• സഹോദരിയെ കൊല്ലുന്നവന്‍ is known as sororicide
• സഹോദരവധം - killing of one's brother is Fratricide
• അമ്മയെ കൊല്ലുന്നവന്‍ - killing of one's mother is matricide
• Patricide - killing of one's father