motherless
Very, completelyVery, completely (especially in reference to drunkenness)
» Sometimes I feel like a motherless child.
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1 senses(Australia, South Africa, slang)Very, completely (especially in reference to drunkenness)
Examples
3 sentencesSometimes I feel like a motherless child.
He was no better than a motherless child.
You poor motherless children! How I pity you; and yet I can do nothing to help you!
deIhr armen mutterlosen Kinder! Wie ich euch bedauere! Und doch kann ich nichts tun, um euch zu helfen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From Middle English moderles, from Old English mōdorlēas, from Proto-Germanic *mōdērlausazFrom Middle English moderles, from Old English mōdorlēas, from Proto-Germanic *mōdērlausaz, equivalent to mother + -less. Cognate with Saterland Frisian muurloos (“motherless”), Dutch moederloos (“motherless”), German mutterlos (“motherless”), Danish moderløs (“motherless”), Swedish moderlös (“motherless”), Icelandic móðurlaus (“motherless”).
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Forms
more motherless, most motherless| Comparative | more motherless Lesson |
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| Superlative | most motherless |
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Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form