What does motherkin mean?
Motherkin means (dated) Fond term of address for one's mother..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(dated) Fond term of address for one's mother..
"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 […]"
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Motherkin means (dated) Fond term of address for one's mother..
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"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 […]"
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