Word: matricide
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mat
ri
cide
Definition: A person who kills his or her mother.
Morphemes:
Affix: matri-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: mother
Affix: -cide
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: killing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: caedō
Language: la
Decoded: caedo
Meaning: to cut, hew, kill
Affix: -a
Language: la
Decoded: -a
Meaning: agent noun