matricide

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Noun

matricide

1. The killing of one's mother.

   Gerald was imprisoned for matricide: he strangled his mother.

2. A person who kills his or her mother.

   Nancy was a matricide; it happened four years ago.

Translations

• French: matricide
• German: Muttermord
• Portuguese: matricídio
• Russian: матереуби́йство

Translations

• French: matricide
• German: Muttermörder, Muttermörderin
• Portuguese: matricida
• Russian: матереуби́йца

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