noun
motherling
Motherling (noun) means (archaic) A mother, particularly one who is dearly loved.
noun
1
(archaic) A mother, particularly one who is dearly loved.
"Dr. Howard shook his head doubtingly. "Motherling. please, motherling," coaxed Bab."
— Mary Mapes Dodge, St. Nicholas - Volume 35 (1908)
"I will marry again, motherling! I will indeed; but this time let me choose for myself," he said consolingly as the fond woman clung to him in mingled joy at seeing him again, and grief at the failure of her schemes."
— Flora Annie Webster Steel, King-errant (1912)
2
(archaic) A woman's son or daughter.
"First, to resolve gender ambiguity in links to collateral relatives, he introduced the symbols F (“fatherling”) and M (“motherling”) to refer to a “man's child” and a “woman's child,” respectively."
— Thomas R. Trautmann, Peter M. Whiteley (2012)
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Etymology
Formed from mother and -ling.
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What is the meaning of motherling?
"motherling" (noun) means (archaic) A mother, particularly one who is dearly loved.
What are the different meanings of motherling?
"motherling" has 2 main meanings: 1. (archaic) A mother, particularly one who is dearly loved; 2. (archaic) A woman's son or daughter.
