adjective
- Having no living mother.
- Having no known mother.
Related Forms:
- moth′er·less·ness
noun
motherless
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Adjective
(not comparable)
- Without a living mother.
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"motherless." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 10 April 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/motherless>.
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motherless. (n.d.). Retrieved April 10th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/motherless
