motherless
English
adj
Definitions
- Without a (living) mother.
- Without mother mucilaginous substance in fermenting liquid.
- (metaphorical) Without a history or predecessor.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English moderles inherited from Old English mōdorlēas inherited from Proto-Germanic *mōdērlausaz suffix from English mother (fermented culture).
Origin
English
mother
Gloss
fermented culture
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- allomother English
- antimother English
- babymother English
- beemother English
- biomother English
- birthmother English
- co-mother English
- den mother English
- eldermother English
- eldmother English
- foremother English
- godmother English
- grandmother English
- housemother English
- mermother English
- mismother English
- mother English
- mother-in-law English
- mother-out-law English
- mother-to-be English
- motherboard English
- motherchucker English
- mothercraft English
- motherdom English
- mothered English
- motherer English
- motherese English
- motherfather English
- motherfouler English
- motherfucker English
- motherfucking English
- motherful English
- motherhood English
- motherhouse English
- motherhumper English
- motherish English
- motherism English
- motherist English
- motherkin English
- motherkins English
- motherland English
- motherlessness English
- motherlike English
- motherling English
- motherlove English
- motherlover English
- motherloving English
- motherly English
- motherment English
- motherness English
- motherwort English
- mothery English
- nonmother English
- othermother English
- overmother English
- stepmother English
- unmother English
- Mutter German
- mutterlos German
- *mōdērlausaz Proto-Germanic
- modorleas Old English
- mōdorlēas Old English
- moder Middle English
- moderles Middle English
- móðurlauss Old Norse
- motha Kriol
- mother
- mothery
- mothered
- motherly
- motherer
- unmother
- godmother
- beemother
- motherish
- mismother
- motherkin
- nonmother
- eldmother
- motherese
- motherist
- co-mother
- mermother
- motherism
- motherdom
- biomother
- motherful
- motherhood
- motherness
- motherwort
- motherling
- babymother
- stepmother
- antimother
- motherlove
- motherment
- den mother
- foremother
- motherland
- motherlike
- allomother
- overmother
- motherkins
- motherhouse
- housemother
- othermother
- motherlover
- grandmother
- birthmother
- eldermother
- mothercraft
- motherboard
- motherloving
- motherfouler
- motherhumper
- mother-to-be
- motherfucker
- motherfather
- motherfucking
- motherchucker
- mother-in-law
- mother-out-law
- motherlessness