motherless
Without a (living) mother.
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12:32 PM "Glorious Mahalia: IV. Sometime I feel like a motherless child" by 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐩, 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐬 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐭, 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬𝐨𝐧 from 𝐺𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑀𝑎ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑎: 𝐼𝑉. 𝑆𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑚…
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"Listen to me, you whore-gutted, pock-marked, motherless scum... I need a favor"
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Without a (living) mother.
“12:32 PM "Glorious Mahalia: IV. Sometime I feel like a motherless child" by 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐩, 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐬 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐭, 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬𝐨𝐧 from 𝐺𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑀𝑎ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑎: 𝐼𝑉. 𝑆𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝐼 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑎 𝑚𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑑 (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings) #nowplaying”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Two words: Yes please motherless.com/G8CF5A83/D2F...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“"Listen to me, you whore-gutted, pock-marked, motherless scum... I need a favor"”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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Without mother .
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(metaphorical) Without a history or predecessor.
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(US, Canada, informal) Without a mother; momless.
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Momless describes someone who is without a mother — either because she has passed away, been absent, or is otherwise not in the picture. It's a straightforward compound word in the same vein as 'homeless' or 'jobless,' used in North American informal speech. While it can be used neutrally in descriptive contexts, it carries emotional weight given the significance of maternal figures. It occasionally shows up in online discussions and personal stories about growing up without a parent.