motherless

«motherless» in Mova's school dictionary: having no living mother — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective

meaning for a pupil

Motherless means having no living mother. tree →

sense in the lessons

in tales a child with no mother is often treated unkindly or sent to be cared for by others; the word shows pity for the child

examples

• The motherless child was given to the care of Hermes. tree →
• The little motherless girl was often treated unkindly. tree →
• Many fairy tales begin with a motherless prince. tree →

note

nothing for maths; it describes a child, not a number.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «motherless» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.