motherless
Meanings
adj
- Without a (living) mother.
- Without mother (mucilaginous substance in fermenting liquid).
- Without a history or predecessor.
adv
- very, completely (especially in reference to drunkenness)
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Etymology
From Middle English moderles, from Old English mōdorlēas, from Proto-Germanic *mōdērlausaz, equivalent to mother + -less. Cognate with Saterland Frisian muurloos (“motherless”), Dutch moederloos (“motherless”), German mutterlos (“motherless”), Danish moderløs (“motherless”), Swedish moderlös (“motherless”), Icelandic móðurlaus (“motherless”).
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