matricide Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person who murders their mother
  2. noun the murder of your mother

WordNet

Mat"ri*cide noun
Etymology
L. matricidium; mater mother + coedere to kill, slay: cf. F. matricide. See Mother, and cf. Homicide.
Definitions
  1. The murder of a mother by her son or daughter.
  2. L. matricida: cf. F. matricide. One who murders one's own mother.

Webster 1913