Word: motherlessness
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: moth
er
less
ness
Definition: The state or condition of being motherless (not having a (living) mother).
Morphemes:
Affix: mother
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any person or entity which performs mothering.
Affix: -less
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Lacking (something); without (something). Added usually to a noun to form an adjective signifying a lack of that noun.
Affix: -ness
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being (the adjective); the quality of being (the adjective)", or "the measure of being (the adjective)".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -atjaną
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: -atjana
Meaning: -atjaną
Affix: -þuz
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: -thuz
Meaning: -þuz