| 释义 |
motherhead Obs. exc. arch.|ˈmʌðəhɛd|
[f. mother n.1 + -head.]
a. The state or condition of being a mother.
b. Motherly care.
c. concr. An embodiment of maternal qualities.
c1315Shoreham v. 24 Wanne he þat al þys worlde schel welde To hyre worschipe hys yhelde For here moder-hede. 1357Lay Folks Catech. 124 Withouten ony merryng of hir modirhede. 1390Gower Conf. I. 195 So mot I nedes be that weie For Moderhed and for tendresse. c1440York Myst. xliii. 201 My modirhed, John, schall þou haue, And for my sone I wolle þe take. 1879E. Arnold Lt. Asia i. (1881) 9 Countless Devas worship her and wait Attendant on that radiant Motherhead. |