Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
The act of killing one's mother
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The answer is matricide.
- Regicide means the killing of a king or queen.
- Homicide means the killing of a human being.
- Uxoricide means the killing of one's wife.
- Matricide means the killing of one's mother.