unmothered
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a word derived from
mother.
mothernouna woman who has borne offspring; a female parent.
Example Sentences
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A sudden realization of the loneliness of Lydia's unmothered girlhood, of her innocent faith in him, touched the best that was in him.
From Lydia of the Pines by Honoré Morrow
The little unmothered daughter calls out all the motherhood in the great, brawny man, and they walk hand in hand, blest with a great content.
From A New Atmosphere by Gail Hamilton
Do you think you'll be left to the sound o' wailin' an' weepin' Lonely an' cold in the cloam, unmothered an' stark?
From Cornish Catches and Other Verses by Bernard Moore
This helplessness pressing against her breast recalled her poignant childhood, unmothered yet often in passionate grief groping for maternal arms.
From The Salamander by Owen Johnson
If it is the will of the beneficent gods that you find the unmothered woman of great beauty in time, then it shall be so.
From Son of Power by Will Levington Comfort