mother
noun
a woman who has borne offspring; a female parent.
unmothered
-
a word derived from
mother.
Example Sentences
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He was talking to himself—broken, anguished words— but Una heard—heard and understood, with the sudden illumination that comes to sensitive, unmothered children.
From Rainbow Valley by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
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
Motherhood meant for her now, not only her feeling for her little son, but an aching towards all unmothered things.
From Shadows of Flames A Novel by Amélie Rives
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
The accidents and vicissitudes of early chickenhood are serious matters to the unmothered chick, and they must not be overlooked by the breeder who figures his profits on paper.
From The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm by John Williams Streeter
