motherless

/ (ˈmʌðələs) /

adjective

not having a mother

adverb

Australian informal (intensifier)motherless broke

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Words nearby motherless

Mothering Sunday, mother-in-law, mother-in-law's tongue, motherland, mother language, motherless, mother liquor, mother lode, motherly, mother-naked, Mother Nature

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Example sentences from the Web for motherless

When Motherless Brooklyn won the National Book Critics Circle Award, I felt I could exhale, after working frenetically.
How I Write: Jonathan Lethem|Noah Charney|September 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Motherless babies are far less likely than others to survive their first two years.
Christy Turlington's Labor of Love|Michelle Goldberg|June 9, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Behind these statistics are the stories of promising lives cut short and of the motherless children left behind.
The Fight for Women's Lives|The Daily Beast|September 25, 2009|DAILY BEAST
It was a graceful tribute, and one that touched the motherless girl as few words could.
Uncle Terry|Charles Clark Munn

But we are motherless, too; you should be sorry for us; you should wish to keep us.
Polly|L. T. Meade
I have asked Thee to be a mother to my motherless children, and now, indeed, Thou hast given me my prayer.
A Handful of Stars|Frank W. Boreham
Motherless, his father a drunkard, the heavy arm of the law was laid upon him at the age of ten.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman
At the time she was deeply interested in the future of four nephews, who were the motherless sons of her brother.
The Leaven in a Great City|Lillian William Betts

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