mother-naked

/'mʌðə'neikid/

Thân thiện

A baby lies mother-naked on a soft towel.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Completely naked, as naked as a newborn baby: The term "mother-naked" describes a state of total nudity, emphasizing a complete lack of clothing, akin to how a person is at the moment of birth.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The lost hiker was found mother-naked, having discarded his wet, torn clothes in the forest.
  • In the ancient ritual, the initiates would stand mother-naked before the priestess.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in literary or descriptive contexts to evoke a primal, vulnerable, or natural state, rather than in everyday conversation. It carries a stronger, more vivid connotation than simply "naked" or "nude."

Variants and Related Words

• Naked (adj): Wearing no clothes; nude. (A more common and general term).
• Nude (adj): Being without clothing; naked. (Often used in artistic or formal contexts).
• Bare (adj): Without the usual covering or clothing; exposed. (Can refer to body parts or objects).

Synonyms

• Stark naked: Completely and obviously naked.
• In the buff: (Informal) Completely naked.
• In one's birthday suit: (Humorous) Completely naked.
• Unclothed: Not wearing clothes.

Idioms and Phrases

• As naked as the day one was born: An idiom with a nearly identical meaning to "mother-naked," emphasizing birth and complete nudity.
  • After the shipwreck, he washed ashore as naked as the day he was born.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. as naked as at birth

Từ đồng nghĩa

• naked as the day one was born
• naked as the day you were born
• in one's birthday suit
• in your birthday suit