Definition of MATRICIDE

matricide

Meanings

Plural: matricides

Noun

  • a person who murders their mother
  • the murder of your mother
  • The killing of one's mother.
  • A person who kills his or her mother.

Origin / Etymology

From French matricide, from Latin mātricīda (“person who kills his own mother”) and mātricīdium (“the murder of one's mother”). By surface analysis, matri- + -cide.

Scrabble Score: 14

matricide is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
matricide is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
matricide is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

matricide is a valid Words With Friends word