Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [muhth -er]
- /ˈmʌð ər/
- /ˈmʌð.ə.ləs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [muhth -er]
- /ˈmʌð ər/
Definitions of motherless word
- noun motherless a female parent. 1
- noun motherless (often initial capital letter) one's female parent. 1
- noun motherless a mother-in-law, stepmother, or adoptive mother. 1
- noun motherless a term of address for a female parent or a woman having or regarded as having the status, function, or authority of a female parent. 1
- noun motherless a term of familiar address for an old or elderly woman. 1
- noun motherless mother superior. 1
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Origin of motherless
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English mother, moder, Old English mōdor; cognate with Dutch moeder, German Mutter, Old Norse mōthir, Latin māter, Greek mḗtēr, Sanskrit mātar-. As in father, th was substituted for d, possibly on the model of brother
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Parts of speech for Motherless
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
motherless popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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