matricide (Meaning)

Wordnet

matricide (n)

a person who murders their mother

the murder of your mother

Webster

matricide (n.)

The murder of a mother by her son or daughter.

One who murders one's own mother.

FAQs About the word matricide

a person who murders their mother, the murder of your motherThe murder of a mother by her son or daughter., One who murders one's own mother.

patricide, fratricide, parricide, regicide, filicide, murder, uxoricide, slaying, carnage, killing

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The matricide committed by the troubled son left an irreparable void in his mother's life.

The court sentenced the matricide to a lifetime in prison without parole for his heinous act.

The motive behind the matricide remained unclear, leaving investigators perplexed.

The news of the matricide shocked the community, as the mother had always been a beloved figure.