Verboticism: Chilflessness

'My mother is a washing machine'

DEFINITION: n. The sacrifice a mother makes when she gives everything to her children, including life itself, and then simply lets them go. v. To give someone everything and then watch them walk away.

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Chilflessness

Created by: Rhyme79

Pronunciation: chill-fuh-less-ness

Sentence: "My neighbour displayed such chilflessness when her son left the nest, it was quite moving."

Etymology: An amalgam of the words 'child' and 'selflessness'.

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