motherling

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A mother, especially a precious one. diminutive,endearing
    — 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.
  2. A woman's child.
    — 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.
  3. Mother. derogatory
    — Dr. Howard shook his head doubtingly. "Motherling. please, motherling," coaxed Bab.

词形变化

motherlings plural

词源

From mother + -ling.
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