matricide

ma·tri·cide

noun \ˈma-trə-ˌsīd, ˈmā-\

Definition of MATRICIDE

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

— ma·tri·cid·al \ˌma-trə-ˈsī-d^əl, ˌmā-\ adjective

First Known Use of MATRICIDE

1594

Rhymes with MATRICIDE

Akenside, algicide, alkoxide, almond-eyed, alongside, Argus-eyed, bleary-eyed, bona fide, Christmastide, citified, citywide, classified, coincide, corporate-wide, countrified, countryside, countrywide, cut-and-dried, cyanide, deicide, demand-side, dignified, dioxide, double-wide, eagle-eyed, Eastertide, ecocide, eventide, far and wide, feticide, formamide, fratricide, freedom ride, fungicide, genocide, germicide, gimlet-eyed, glassy-eyed, goggle-eyed, googly-eyed, gospel side, great divide, harborside, herbicide, homicide, honeyguide, humified, Merseyside, misty-eyed, miticide, monoxide, mountainside, nationwide, Naugahyde, Oceanside, on the side, open-eyed, override, overstride, parricide, Passiontide, patricide, pesticide, planetwide, qualified, rarefied, raticide, regicide, riverside, Riverside, set-aside, side by side, silverside, sissified, slickenside, spermicide, starry-eyed, subdivide, suicide, supply-side, trisulfide, underside, verbicide, vermicide, viricide, waterside, Whitsuntide, wintertide

ma·tri·cide

noun \ˈma-trə-ˌsīd, ˈmā-\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of MATRICIDE

1

: murder of a mother by her son or daughter

2

: one that murders his or her mother