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Unmothered

Un-moth′ered

,
[1st pref.
un-
+
mother
.]
Deprived of a mother; motherless.

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unmothered

unmothered

English

Adjective

unmothered (not comparable)

  1. 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...

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