matricide
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matricide
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From French matricide, from Latin mātricīda (“person who kills his own mother”) and mātricīdium (“the murder of one's mother”). By surface analysis, matri- + -cide.
noun matricides
- The killing of one's mother. Gerald was imprisoned for matricide: he strangled his mother.
- A person who kills his or her mother. Nancy was a matricide; it happened four years ago.
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noun killing of one's mother
| Español | matricidio |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 弒母 /弑母 shìmǔ |
| हिन्दी | मातृहत्या mātŕhatyā, मातृघात mātŕghāt |
| Português | matricídio |
| Français | matricide |
| Deutsch | Muttermord, Matrizid |
| Italiano | matricidio |
| Ελληνικά | μητροκτονία mitroktonía |
| Română | matricid |
| Русский | матереуби́йство matereubíjstvo |
noun person who kills their mother
| Español | matricida |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 弒母者 /弑母者 shìmǔzhě |
| Português | matricida |
| Français | matricide |
| Deutsch | Muttermörder, Muttermörderin |
| Italiano | matricida |
| Ελληνικά | μητροκτόνος mitroktónos |
| Русский | матереуби́йца matereubíjca |
Talk about this word "matricide." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/matricide. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. matricide. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/matricide "matricide." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/matricide.Cite this
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title = {matricide},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
