Synonyms & related words for matricide

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of matricide — including patricide, parricide, uxoricide, infanticide, sororicide, homicide. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to matricide

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Synonyms for matricide

Common synonyms for matricide include patricide, parricide, uxoricide, infanticide, sororicide, homicide, regicide, fratricide — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does matricide come from?

The word matricide breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: matr-, from Latin mater (“mother, source”); and -cid, from Latin caedo (“cut, kill”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.