matricide

(matrə sīd′, mā-)

noun

  1. the act of murdering one's mother
  2. Origin: L matricida

    a person who does this

Origin: L matricidium < mater, mother + caedere, to kill: see -cide

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See matricide in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The act of killing one's mother.
  2. One who kills one's mother.

Related Forms:

  • matˌri·cidˈal (-sīdˈl) adjective

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