motherling

noun3

1. •
   A mother, especially a precious one.
2. •
   Mother.

   • Dr. Howard shook his head doubtingly. "Motherling. please, motherling," coaxed Bab. — 1908
3. •
   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. — 2012