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English
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
Noun
matricide (countable and uncountable, plural 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.
Translations
person who kills their mother
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French
Pronunciation
Noun
matricide m (plural matricides)
- matricide (crime)
Noun
matricide m or f by sense (plural matricides)
- matricide (person)
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