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Motherless — Moth er*less, a. [AS. m[=o]dorle[ a]s.] Destitute of a mother; having lost a mother; as, motherless children. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
motherless — moth|er|less [ˈmʌðələs US ðər ] adj a motherless child is one whose mother has died ▪ homes for children who had been left motherless … Dictionary of contemporary English
motherless — [[t]mʌ̱ðə(r)ləs[/t]] ADJ You describe children as motherless if their mother has died or does not live with them. ...Michael s seven motherless children … English dictionary
motherless — adjective a motherless child is one whose mother has died: Alone and motherless, David set out to find fame and fortune … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
motherless — adj. Motherless is used with these nouns: ↑child … Collocations dictionary
motherless — /ˈmʌðələs/ (say mudhuhluhs) adjective 1. without a mother. –adverb 2. (an intensifier): stone motherless broke …
motherless — mother ► NOUN 1) a female parent. 2) (Mother) (especially as a title or form of address) the head of a female religious community. 3) informal an extreme or very large example of: the mother of all traffic jams. ► VERB ▪ look after kindly and… … English terms dictionary
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Motherless Child Blues — This article is about the blues song. For the Negro spiritual, see Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child. Motherless Child Blues (or, in dialect, Motherless Chile Blues ) is the name of two distinctly different traditional blues songs. They… … Wikipedia
Motherless Brooklyn — Este artículo o sección se refiere o está relacionado con una producción cinematográfica futura o en desarrollo. La información de este artículo puede cambiar frecuentemente. Por favor, no agregues datos especulativos y recuerda colocar… … Wikipedia Español
