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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ma·tri·cide DATE 1594 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 English Etymology matricide 1594, from Fr. matricide, from L. matricida "mother-killer," and matricidium "mother-killing," from mater "mother" + -cida "killer," and -cidium "a killing," from cadere "to slay" (see -cide). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 matricide matri·cide / 5mAtrisaid / noun[U, C] (formal) the crime of killing your mother; a person who is guilty of this crime 弑母；弑母者 ⇨ compare fratricide , parricide , patricide Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged matri·cide \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌsīd\ noun (-s) Etymology: in sense 1, from Latin matricidium, from matri- (from matr-, mater mother) + -cidium -cide (killing); in sense 2, from Latin matricida, from matri- + -cida -cide (killer) — more at mother 1. : murder of a mother by her son or daughter 2. : one that murders his mother |
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