Unmothered
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Unmothered is an adjective meaning Lacking maternal care; not raised by a mother.
Meaning
Lacking maternal care; not raised by a mother.
More Meanings
- simple past and past participle of unmother
Example Sentences
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.
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.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unfathered, unmotherly, unmaternal, unraised, unnursed, unreared.
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