List of types of killing - wikipedia List of types of killing This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( February 2011 ) In the English language, terms for types of killing often end in the suffix - cide. Contents 1 Killing of self 2 Killing of family 3 Killing of others 4 Killing of superiors 5 Killing of intangibles 6 Killing of animals, disease, and pests 7 References Killing of self Suicide -- intentional killing of self. Autocide -- suicide by automobile. Medicide -- a suicide accomplished with the aid of a physician. Murder - suicide -- a suicide committed immediately after one or more murders. Self - immolation -- suicide by setting oneself on fire, a form of extreme protest. Suicide by cop -- acting in a threatening manner so as to provoke a lethal response from law enforcement. Autoerotic asphyxiation -- suicide by accidental self - suffocation for sexual arousal. Killing of family Avunculicide -- the act of killing an uncle. Familicide -- is a multiple - victim homicide where a killer 's spouse and children are slain. ( Familia being Latin for family ) Filicide -- the act of a parent killing his or her son or daughter. ( Filius being Latin for son ) Fratricide -- the act of killing a brother, also in military context death by friendly fire. ( Frater being Latin for brother ) Geronticide -- the abandonment of the elderly to die, commit suicide or be killed. See also Senicide. Honour killing -- the act of killing a family member who has or was perceived to have brought disgrace to the family. Infanticide -- the act of killing a child within the first year of its life. Mariticide -- the act of killing one 's husband. Matricide -- the act of killing one 's mother. ( Mater being Latin for mother ) Neonaticide -- the act of killing an infant within the first twenty - four hours or month ( varies by individual and jurisdiction ) of its life. Nepoticide -- the act of killing one 's nephew Parricide -- ( also parenticide ) the killing of one 's mother or father or other close relative. Patricide -- the act of killing of one 's father. ( Pater being Latin for father ) Prolicide -- the act of killing one 's own children. Senicide -- the killing of one 's elderly family members when they can no longer work or become a burden. ( Senex being Latin for old man ) Siblicide -- the killing of an infant individual by its close relatives ( full or half siblings ) Sororicide -- the act of killing one 's sister. ( Soror being Latin for sister ) Uxoricide -- the act of killing one 's wife ( Uxor being Latin for wife ) Killing of others Amicicide -- the act of killing a friend. ( `` Amicus '' being Latin for friend ) Androcide -- the systematic killing of men. Capital punishment -- the judicial killing of a human being for odious crimes. Democide -- the murder of any person or people by a government. Ecocide -- the destruction of the natural environment by such activity as war, overexploitation of resources, or pollution. Euthanasia ( also mercy killing ) -- the killing of any being for compassionate reasons, e.g., significant injury or disease. Familiaricide in commutatione eius possessio -- the act of killing a family for their property and / or possessions ( From `` familiaris '' being Latin for of a household, `` in commutatione eius '' being Latin for in exchange for, and `` possessio '' being Latin for a possession or property ) Femicide ( also gynecide, gynaecide, or gynocide ) -- the systematic killing of women. Feticide -- the act of killing a fetus. Gendercide -- the systematic killing of members of a specific sex or gender, either males, females, or non-binary. Genocide -- the systematic extermination of an entire national, racial, religious, or ethnic group. Homicide -- the act of killing of a person. ( `` Homo '' being Latin for man ) Human sacrifice -- the killing of a human for sacrificial, often religious, reasons. Murder -- the malicious and unlawful killing of a human by another human. Manslaughter -- Murder, but under legally mitigating factors. Omnicide -- the act of killing all humans, to create intentional extinction of the human species. ( `` Omni '' meaning all ) Populicide -- the slaughter of the people. Xenocide -- The genocide of an entire alien species. Often used in science fiction, one famous example being the novel `` Xenocide '' by Orson Scott Card. Killing of superiors Giganticide : David hoists the severed head of Goliath. Deicide -- the act of killing a god or divine being Dominicide -- the act of killing one 's master. ( Latin : dominus means `` master '' ) Episcopicide -- the act of killing a bishop. Giganticide -- the act of killing a giant. Papicide -- the act of killing the Pope. Regicide -- the act of killing a king ( Latin : rex, Gen. regis means `` king '' ) Tyrannicide -- the act of killing a tyrant. Vaticide -- the act of killing a prophet. Killing of intangibles Chronocide -- the killing of time ( informal ) Famacide -- the killing of another 's reputation, a slander. Liberticide -- the destruction of liberties. Urbicide -- the destruction of a city or the stifling of an urbanisation. ( `` Urbs '' being Latin for city ) Linguicide -- intentionally causing the death of a language Killing of animals, disease, and pests Algaecide -- a chemical agent that kills algae Acaricide -- a chemical agent that kills mites. Avicide -- a chemical agent that kills birds Bactericide -- a chemical agent that kills bacteria. Biocide -- a chemical agent that kills a broad spectrum of living organisms. Canicide -- the killing of dogs. ( Canis being Latin for dog ) Cervicide -- the killing of deer. Ceticide -- the killing of whales. Culicide -- a chemical agent that kills mosquitos. Felicide -- the killing of cats Fungicide -- chemical agents or biological organisms used to kill or inhibit fungi or fungal spores. Germicide -- an agent that kills germs, especially pathogenic microorganisms ; a disinfectant Gonocide ( also gonococcicide ) -- an agent that kills the bacterium causing gonorrhea Herbicide -- an agent that kills unwanted plants, a weed killer. Insecticide -- an agent that kills unwanted insects. Larvicide ( also larvacide ) -- an insecticide targeted against the larval life stage of an insect. Lupicide -- The killing of wolves. Microbicide -- an agent used to kill or reduce the infectiousness of microorganisms. Muscicide -- an agent that kills flies. Nemacide ( also nematicide, nematocide ) -- a chemical to eradicate or kill nematodes. Ovacide -- an agent that kills eggs of an organism particular a pest i.e. lice eggs. Parasiticide -- a general term to describe an agent used to destroy parasites. Pediculicide -- an agent that kills head lice. Pesticide -- a general term to describe an agent used to destroy or repel a pest. Pulicicide ( also pulicide ) -- an agent that kills fleas. Raticide -- an agent for killing rats. Scabicide -- a chemical agent for killing scabies. Spermicide -- a contraceptive agent to render sperm inert and prevent fertilization. Tauricide -- the killing of bulls or steers. Teniacide ( also taeniacide, tenicide ) -- a chemical agent that kills tape worms. Vermicide -- an agent used to kill parasitic intestinal worms. Vespacide -- a chemical agent that kills wasps. Virucide ( also viricide ) -- an agent capable of destroying or inhibiting viruses. Vulpicide ( also vulpecide ) - the killing of a fox by methods other than by hunting it with hounds. References Look up - cide in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jump up ^ Webster 's 1913. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_types_of_killing&oldid=806221918 '' Categories : Killings by type Murder Death - related lists Homicide Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from February 2011 All articles needing additional references Articles containing Latin - language text Articles created via the Article Wizard Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 20 October 2017, at 15 : 10. About Wikipedia

Question: whats it called when you kill your mother
Answer: Matricide