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matricide

English

Etymology

From French matricide, from Latin m?tric?da (“person who kills his own mother”) and m?tric?dium (“the murder of one's mother”). Surface etymology is matri- +? -cide.

Noun

matricide (countable and uncountable, plural matricides)

The killing of one's mother.
Gerald was imprisoned for matricide: he strangled his mother.
A person who kills his or her mother.
Nancy was a matricide; it happened four years ago.

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infanticide

English

Etymology

From infant +? -cide.

Pronunciation

(UK, US) IPA^(key): /?n?fænt?sa?d/

Noun

infanticide (countable and uncountable, plural infanticides)

The murder of an infant.
The murder of a child by a parent; filicide.
The murderer of a child: a person who has committed infanticide.
(zoology) The killing of a young, immature animal by a mature adult of the same species.

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infanticidal

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Italian

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Rhymes: -ide

Noun

infanticide f

plural of infanticida

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