different between orphanage vs motherless
orphanage
English
Etymology
Attested since the 1570s; orphan +? -age.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???(?)f?n?d??/
Noun
orphanage (countable and uncountable, plural orphanages)
- A residential institution for the care and protection of orphans.
- (obsolete) Orphanhood; the state of being an orphan.
Synonyms
- children's home
- orphanarium
Translations
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “orphanage”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Anagrams
- harpagone
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motherless
English
Etymology
From Middle English moderles, from Old English m?dorl?as, from Proto-Germanic *m?d?rlausaz, equivalent to mother +? -less. Cognate with Saterland Frisian muurloos (“motherless”), Dutch moederloos (“motherless”), German mutterlos (“motherless”), Danish moderløs (“motherless”), Swedish moderlös (“motherless”), Icelandic móðurlaus (“motherless”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
motherless (not comparable)
- Without a (living) mother.
- Without mother (mucilaginous substance in fermenting liquid).
- 1997, Good Housekeeping, volume 225, page 132:
- Once the bottle is opened, the starter may develop again if the vinegar is in your cupboard for awhile. If its appearance bothers you, strain the vinegar through several layers of cheesecloth into a sterilized bottle. Motherless or not, vinegar has [...]
- 1997, Good Housekeeping, volume 225, page 132:
- (figuratively) Without a history or predecessor.
Hypernyms
- parentless
Coordinate terms
- fatherless
Derived terms
- motherlessness
Translations
Adverb
motherless (comparative more motherless, superlative most motherless)
- (South Africa, Australia, slang) very, completely (especially in reference to drunkenness)
- 2009, Bryce Courtenay, The Story Of Danny Dunn:
- 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.
- 2009, Bryce Courtenay, The Story Of Danny Dunn:
See also
- half orphan
- orphan
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