MATRICIDE


Meaning of MATRICIDE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈma-trə-ˌsīd, ˈmā- ]

noun

Date: 1594

1.

[Latin matricidium, from matr- + -cidium -cide]

: murder of a mother by her son or daughter

2.

[Latin matricida, from matr- + -cida -cide]

: one that murders his or her mother

• ma·tri·cid·al ˌma-trə-ˈsī-d ə l, ˌmā- adjective

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