The meaning of Matricide

Matricide – definition

noun
The killing of one's mother.
Usage examples:
A man suspected of matricide

noun
A crime in which a person kills their mother

弑母

Moedermoord, Moedermoordelaar

Matricide

Muttermord, Muttermörder, Muttermörderin

मातृहत्या

Matricidio, Matricida

모친 살해

Матереубийство, Матереубийца

Matricidio, Matricida

Word origin

late 16th century: from Latin matricidium, from mater, matr- ‘mother’ + -cidium (see -cide).

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noun
The killing of one's mother.
Usage examples:
A man suspected of matricide

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