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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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