(a.) Destitute of a mother; having lost a mother; as, motherless children.
Thesaurus Entries
abandoned, aidless, bereaved, bereft, defenseless, deprived, deserted, desolate, fatherless, forlorn, forsaken, friendless, godforsaken, guideless, helpless, homeless, kithless, leaderless, orphan, orphaned, outcast, parentless, pregnable, unfriended, unprotected, untenable, vulnerable, widowed
