Motherkin
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Motherkin is a noun meaning (dated) Fond term of address for one's mother.
Meaning
(dated) Fond term of address for one's mother.
More Meanings
- (dated) Fond term of address for a woman older than the speaker
Example Sentences
"Motherkin," I answered, "what I mean is that I would sleep until I wake, for I have come a prodigious distance and have last slept in the woods […]"
Word Forms
- motherkins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include motherkins, mummykins, mother, fatherkin, mommykins, maternal.
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