matricide

C2 Topic:Family & Relationships

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 patricidefilicide 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

Family & Relationships

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