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mat⋅ri⋅cide

  [ma-tri-sahyd, mey-]
–noun
1. the act of killing one's mother.
2. a person who kills his or her mother.
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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   (māt'rĭ-sīd')   
n.  

  1. The act of killing one's mother.

  2. One who kills one's mother.

mat'ri·cid'al (-sīd'l) adj.
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Word Origin & History

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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Legal Dictionary

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 person who murders his or her mother
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

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
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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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