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Meaning of matricide

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

matricide

noun

Definitions

  1. The killing of one's mother.

    Example: Gerald was imprisoned for matricide: he strangled his mother.

  2. A person who kills his or her mother.

    Example: Nancy was a matricide; it happened four years ago.