unmothered

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ mothered.

Adjective

unmothered (not comparable)

1. Lacking maternal care; not raised by a mother.
   • 1965, American Psychological Association, Psychological abstracts, Volume 39:

     Twin lambs were divided into 2 groups: an unmothered group consisting of 1 of each pair of twins separated from its mother at birth, and a mothered group...

   • 2014, Jean Shinoda Bolen, Artemis: The Indomitable Spirit in Everywoman, page 136:

     In contrast, Artemis and Athena are more likely to cause others who care about them to feel rejected or unimportant, especially if, like Atalanta, they were unmothered and had to raise themselves much of the time.

Translations

not raised by a mother

• Chinese:

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• Finnish: äidittömänä kasvanut
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Verb

unmothered

1. simple past and past participle of unmother

See also

• unfathered