motherless
Britishadjective
adverb
Example Sentences
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Ms. Aviv also uses one woman’s experience as a way of delving into the bruising trade-offs of Filipino women who work as nannies overseas so that their own children, motherless at home, have spending money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Delila Combs, 18, pleaded: "We can't watch our baby sister grow up fatherless the same way we grew up motherless... Please, please give our family the chance to heal."
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2025
Her thoughtful look at how her identity as a refugee intertwines with that of a motherless daughter speaks to feelings both specific to the displaced and familiar to anyone afflicted with loneliness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
Writing is another way motherless daughters are connecting.
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2023
He was who he was; Jon Snow, bastard and oathbreaker, motherless, friendless, and damned.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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