MATRICIDE

matricide

(noun) the murder of your mother

matricide

(noun) a person who murders their mother

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

matricide (countable and uncountable, plural matricides)

The killing of one's mother.

A person who kills his or her mother.

Anagrams

• diametric

Source: Wiktionary


Mat"ri*cide, n. Etym: [L. matricidium; mater mother + coedere to kill, slay: cf. F. matricide. See Mother, and cf. Homicide.]

1. The murder of a mother by her son or daughter.

2. Etym: [L. matricida: cf. F. matricide.]

Definition: One who murders one's own mother.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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