matricide
noun
ma·tri·cide
| \ ˈma-trə-ˌsīd
, ˈmā-
\
, ˈmā-
\
Definition of matricide
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
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Other Words from matricide
matricidal
\ ˌma-trə-ˈsī-dᵊl
, ˌmā- \
adjective
, ˌmā- \
adjective
Examples of matricide in a Sentence
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Even the episode involving matricide – at the extremity of possible wrongdoing – was not clear-cut. — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, "What leads Harvard to rescind admission? Racism, plagiarism – and killing your mom.," 18 June 2019 Even the episode involving matricide — at the extremity of possible wrongdoing — was not clear-cut. — BostonGlobe.com, "What leads Harvard to rescind admission?," 18 June 2019 The investigation into alleged matricide began Friday, with a straightforward missing persons report. — Matthew Ormseth, courant.com, "Man Confesses To Killing Mother, Hamden Police Say," 10 June 2018 There are two murders on camera and innumerable others referred to including a matricide. — Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Psycho': THR's 1960 Review," 16 June 2017 Yet Western culture has been haunted for millennia by the wretched House of Atreus – cursed through the generations with fratricide, patricide, filicide, mariticide, and matricide. — Steven G. Kellman, The Christian Science Monitor, "'House of Names' is Colm Tóibín's take on the House of Atreus," 9 June 2017 Their son Orestes, supported by his sister Electra, then commits matricide as payback for his father’s death. — Erin Saxon, kansascity.com, "Greeks bearing grudges come to blistering life in ‘House of Names’," 27 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'matricide.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for matricide
matricide
noun
English Language Learners Definition of matricide
: the act of murdering your own mother
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matricide
noun
ma·tri·cide
| \ ˈma-trə-ˌsīd
, ˈmā-
\
, ˈmā-
\
Medical Definition of matricide
1
: murder of a mother by her son or daughter
2
: one that murders his or her mother
matricide
noun
mat·ri·cide
| \ ˈma-trə-ˌsīd
\
\
Legal Definition of matricide
1
: the murder of a mother by her son or daughter
2
[ Latin matricida, from matr- + -cida killer ]
: a person who murders his or her mother