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mat·ri·cide

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–noun

1.	the act of killing one's mother.

2.	a person who kills his or her mother.

[Origin: 1585–95; < L mātricīdium (def. 1), mātricīda (def. 2); see matri-, -cide

]

—Related forms

mat·ri·cid·al, adjective

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mat·ri·cide Audio Help (māt'rĭ-sīd') Pronunciation Key
n.

The act of killing one's mother.
One who kills one's mother.

mat'ri·cid'al (-sīd'l) adj.

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matricide

1594, from Fr. matricide, from L. matricida "mother-killer," and matricidium "mother-killing," from mater "mother" + -cida "killer," and -cidium "a killing," from cadere "to slay" (see case (1)).

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matricide
noun
1.	a person who murders their mother
2.	the murder of your mother

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matricide mat·ri·cide (māt'rĭ-sīd')
n.
The act of killing one's mother.

mat'ri·cid'al (-sīd'l) adj.

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Main Entry: ma·tri·cide
Pronunciation: 'ma-tr&-"sId, 'mA-
Function: noun
1 : murder of a mother by her son or daughter
2 : one that murders his or her mother

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Main Entry: mat·ri·cide
Pronunciation: 'ma-tr&-"sId
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin matricidium, from matr- mater mother +-cidium killing
1 : the murder of a mother by her son or daughter
2Etymology: Latin matricida, from matr- + -cida killer
: a personwho murders his or her mother

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Matricide

Mat"ri*cide\, n. [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. [L. matricida: cf. F. matricide.] One who murders one's own mother.

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