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Matricide vs Matricidal - What's the difference?

matricide | matricidal |

As a noun matricide

is the killing of one's mother.

As an adjective matricidal is

relating to matricide, the killing of a mother.

matricide

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The killing of one's mother.
    • Gerald committed matricide ; he strangled his mother.
  • A person who kills his or her mother.
    • Nancy was a matricide , it happened four years ago.

    See also

    * filicide * genocide * homicide * infanticide * patricide * regicide * suicide * uxoricide

    Anagrams

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    matricidal

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Relating to matricide, the killing of a mother.