matricide C2 Topic:Crime & Justice US /ˈmeɪtrəˌsaɪd/ UK /ˈmeɪtrɪsaɪd/ See IPA manual Freq #96700 Meanings 1 noun the killing of one's mother The tragic hero tries to excuse his matricide as an act compelled by circumstance. 2 noun a person who kills their mother The court condemned the matricide for the deliberate crime. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the killing of one's mother mother-killing 2 noun · a person who kills their... mother-killer Word family Derived forms matricidal Related forms patricidefilicidehomicide Etymology From French matricide and Latin matricidium ("murder of a mother") or matricida ("one who kills a mother"), formed from matri- ("mother") + -cide ("killer, killing"). Topics Crime & Justice External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # matricide **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmeɪtrəˌsaɪd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmeɪtrɪsaɪd/ **Frequency rank:** 96700 ## Meanings 1. the killing of one's mother 2. a person who kills their mother ## Examples - The tragic hero tries to excuse his matricide as an act compelled by circumstance. - The court condemned the matricide for the deliberate crime. ## Synonyms - mother-killing ## Derived Forms - matricidal ## Related Forms - patricide - filicide - homicide ## Etymology From French matricide and Latin matricidium ("murder of a mother") or matricida ("one who kills a mother"), formed from matri- ("mother") + -cide ("killer, killing"). ## Topics - Crime & Justice markdown