- father: patricide, patrilocal
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patri- combining form
Pa•tri
(pä′trē),USA pronunciation n.
- a combining form meaning "father,'' occurring originally in loanwords from Greek and Latin (patriarch;
patrician), and used in the formation of new compounds (patrilineal).
- combining form representing Latin pater, Greek paté̄r father
'patri-' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
expatriate
- Gloria
- Gloria Patri
- gp
- lesser doxology
- Patri
- patrial
- patriarch
- patrician
- patricide
- patrifocal
- patrilateral
- patrilineage
- patrilineal
- patrilinear
- patrilocal
- patrimony
- patripotestal
- patrix
- patrocliny
- patrology
- patronym
- patronymic
- prepatrician
- repatriate
- rosary
- unpatrician