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parricide vs manslayer

manslayer vs parricide

parricide and manslayer both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
parricide Yes No No No
manslayer Yes No No No
As nouns, manslayer is a hypernym of parricide; that is, manslayer is a word with a broader meaning than parricide:
  • parricide: someone who kills his or her parent
  • manslayer: a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
Other hypernyms of parricide include liquidator, murderer.
parricide (noun) manslayer (noun)
the murder of your own father or mother a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
someone who kills his or her parent
Difference between parricide and manslayer

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