mother-naked

[ muhth -er-ney-kid ]

/ ˈmʌð ərˈneɪ kɪd /

adjective

stark naked; as naked as when born.

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Origin of mother-naked

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Words nearby mother-naked

mother's day, mother's helper, mother-in-law, mother-in-law plant, mother-in-law's tongue, mother-naked, mother-of-pearl, mother-of-pearl cloud, mother-of-pearl glass, mother-of-pearl moth, mother-of-thousands

Example sentences from the Web for mother-naked

He was mother-naked and the howling wind and rain buffeted his body and the stones cut his feet.
Fortitude|Hugh Walpole
Mac swung himself up to a sitting position and realized dizzily that he was mother-naked.
Tight Squeeze|Dean Charles Ing
If you two are going, I shall come also, if I have to do so mother-naked.
Allan and the Holy Flower|H. Rider Haggard
“A mother-naked man,” in a wilderness, with a flood between him and his raiment, was in a pitiable position.
Adventures among Books|Andrew Lang

See, I bid him disarm, he disarms; mother-naked I bid him to go, And he goes mother-naked.
The Vigil of Venus and Other Poems by "Q"|Q