FATHERLESS

fatherless

(adjective) not having a known or legally responsible father

fatherless

(adjective) having no living father

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

fatherless (not comparable)

Without a (living) father.

(figurative) Without a known author or inventor.

Hypernyms

• parentless

Coordinate terms

• motherless

Source: Wiktionary


Fa"ther*less, a.

1. Destitute of a living father; as, a fatherless child.

2. Without a known author. Beau. & Fl.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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