mothersickadj.

Brit.

/ˈmʌðəsɪk/, U.S.

/ˈməðərˌsɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mother n.¹, sick adj.

Etymology: < mother n.¹ + sick adj.

†1. Hysterical. (In quot. applied to a country.) Cf. mother n.¹ II. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [adjective] > psychoneurosis > hysteria

hysterical1603

mothersick1618

hysteric1655

tarantulary1781

hysteroid1839

hysteriform1843

hysteroidal1852

tarantular1857

hysterogenic1879

hysterogenous1879

hypnoid1898

hypnoidal1898

pithiatic1910

1618 W. Mure Kings Maiestie came to Hamilton in J. Adamson Muses Welcome 273 Belgium braine-sick is, France mother-sick, And with Iberian fyres the Alpes doe reik.

2. Pining for one's mother. Also (English regional) (southern): homesick. Cf. mammy n. Compounds 2.

ΚΠ

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa IV. xviii. 82 She is so mother-sick and father-fond, that she had rather return to Harlowe-Place, than marry.

1760 J. Warton Let. 8 Feb. in T. Warton Corr. (1995) 78 James..was absolutely mothersick & shammed..illness.

1863 W. Barnes Gram. & Gloss. Dorset Dial. 50 A boy or girl childishly meek-hearted or mother-sick.

1880 Notes & Queries 20 Mar. 239/1 I couldn't stop no longer in my place, I was mothersick.

1989 USA Weekend (Nexis) 26 Nov. 4 The new star says he's ‘mothersick’ for his mom, Marian, who's staying with her job in New York while Chris tests his wings.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mothersick
释义	mothersickadj. Brit. /ˈmʌðəsɪk/, U.S. /ˈməðərˌsɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mother n.¹, sick adj. Etymology: < mother n.¹ + sick adj. †1. Hysterical. (In quot. applied to a country.) Cf. mother n.¹ II. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [adjective] > psychoneurosis > hysteria hysterical1603 mothersick1618 hysteric1655 tarantulary1781 hysteroid1839 hysteriform1843 hysteroidal1852 tarantular1857 hysterogenic1879 hysterogenous1879 hypnoid1898 hypnoidal1898 pithiatic1910 1618 W. Mure Kings Maiestie came to Hamilton in J. Adamson Muses Welcome 273 Belgium braine-sick is, France mother-sick, And with Iberian fyres the Alpes doe reik. 2. Pining for one's mother. Also (English regional) (southern): homesick. Cf. mammy n. Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa IV. xviii. 82 She is so mother-sick and father-fond, that she had rather return to Harlowe-Place, than marry. 1760 J. Warton Let. 8 Feb. in T. Warton Corr. (1995) 78 James..was absolutely mothersick & shammed..illness. 1863 W. Barnes Gram. & Gloss. Dorset Dial. 50 A boy or girl childishly meek-hearted or mother-sick. 1880 Notes & Queries 20 Mar. 239/1 I couldn't stop no longer in my place, I was mothersick. 1989 USA Weekend (Nexis) 26 Nov. 4 The new star says he's ‘mothersick’ for his mom, Marian, who's staying with her job in New York while Chris tests his wings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1618
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