motherless

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. sıfat Without a (living) mother.

   “Of 110 boys, all very far below the average in physique, forty-four had a mother at home, but sixty-six were all practically motherless. In some cases the mother was dead, but in the rest the mother was absent all day at work.”

2. sıfat Without mother (mucilaginous substance in fermenting liquid).

   “Once the bottle is opened, the starter may develop again if the vinegar is in your cupboard for awhile.^([sic]) If its appearance bothers you, strain the vinegar through several layers of cheesecloth into a sterilized bottle. Motherless or not, vinegar has [...]”

3. sıfat Without a history or predecessor.

   “Although there had been some previous attempts in the same direction, Boole's idea by no means grew from what other men had conceived, but, as truly as any mental product may, sprang from the brain of genius, motherless.”

4. zarf very, completely (especially in reference to drunkenness)

   “At the wake, held at her old pub, Brenda watched as her sisters, brothers-in-law and several nieces and nephews got motherless drunk, then summoned a taxi to take them all home in two separate trips.”