Udderless
/ˈʌd.ər.ləs/noun
Lacking an udder; especially used of an animal that does not have one or is not nursing.
Did you know?The second half, -less, comes from Old English -lēas, meaning “devoid of,” the same ancient ending behind words like “reckless” and “sleeveless.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
“No secure single PIE root is usually given for English udder, though it is inherited through Germanic forms.”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*ūdrō
“Udder; breast or teat of an animal.”
Old English
OE
ӯdere
“An udder, especially of cattle or other milk-giving animals.”
Old English
OE
-lēas
“Free from, lacking, without.”
Middle English
ME
udderles
“Without an udder.”
Modern English
English
udderless
“Lacking an udder.”