n.
Pronunciation: ' ma-tr ə - ˌ s ī d, ' m ā -
Function: 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 \ ˌ ma-tr ə - ' s ī -d ə l, ˌ m ā - \ adjective