motherless

motherless — 形容詞

1. describes a child or young animal whose mother has died or is not present in the

1.形容詞B1
釋義

喪母的

母親已過世或不在身邊的

describes a child or young animal whose mother has died or is not present in their everyday life

例句

The motherless calf stayed close to the farmer, looking for warmth.

那頭失去母親的小牛緊跟著農夫，尋找溫暖。

attributive: motherless + [noun]

Aiko grew up motherless after her mother passed away when she was two.

Aiko 在兩歲時母親過世，從此在沒有母親的環境下長大。

predicative: grew up motherless

同義詞
  • orphaned

    broader meaning — can refer to losing one or both parents; more common in everyday use

用法筆記

Commonly used before a noun (attributive) or after a linking verb (predicative). Most frequent in written contexts such as news reports, charity appeals, and storytelling.

常見錯誤

❌The child is a motherless.
✅The child is motherless.
💡motherless is an adjective, not a noun, so it does not take an article.
❌She is motherless of a mother.
✅She is motherless.
💡motherless already means 'without a mother'; adding 'of a mother' is redundant.