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Dutch
Etymology
From moeder + moord.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: moe‧der‧moord
Noun
moedermoord m (plural moedermoorden, diminutive moedermoordje n)
- matricide, parricide of one's own mother
- (figuratively) defamation of a motherlike authority figure (a person or an organization such as a hospital)