Matricide Definition

mătrĭ-sīd
noun
The act of murdering one's mother.
Webster's New World
A person who does this.
Webster's New World
One who kills one's mother.
American Heritage
The act of killing one’s mother.
Webster's New World Law
A person who has killed his or her mother.
Webster's New World Law

Other Word Forms of Matricide

Noun

Singular:
matricide
Plural:
matricides

Origin of Matricide

  • Latin mātricīdium mātricīda mātri- matri- -cīdium -cīda -cide

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • matri- +"Ž -cide.

    From Wiktionary

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