What is a mother bereft?

The phrase "Mother Bereft" is part of the ominous poem that leads you to the house in the woods of New Jersey.*Before going to New Jersey, you need the matches from the Pub at Loch Ness, the lantern...

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My Mother is the best mother in the world - admittedly she is my only mother, but she is not bad .

When your mother's mother and your father's mother are sisters, then your mother and father are first cousins to each other.

Singular possessive: mother's milk Plural possessive: mothers' milk