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motherlessness

motherlessness noun: the state or condition of being motherless (not having a (living) mother).

Noun

motherlessness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being motherless (not having a (living) mother).

Origin of motherlessness

From motherless + -ness.

Questions about motherlessness

What does motherlessness mean?
Motherlessness means the state or condition of being motherless (not having a (living) mother).
What part of speech is motherlessness?
Motherlessness is a noun.

Words near motherlessness in the dictionary

  1. motherkin
  2. motherkins
  3. motherland
  4. motherlands
  5. motherless
  6. motherlessness
  7. motherlike
  8. motherlily
  9. motherline
  10. motherlines
  11. motherliness

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