Main Entry: ho·mi·cide

Pronunciation: \ˈhä-mə-ˌsīd, ˈhō-\

Function: noun

Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin homicida, from homo human being + -cida -cide; in sense 2, from Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin homicidium, from homo + -cidium -cide

Date: 14th century

1 : a person who kills another
2 : a killing of one human being by another