Fatherless
ahd-5
adjective.
Having no living father.
adjective.
Having no known father.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Without a living father: as, a
fatherless
child.
Springing from an orphaned condition.
Without a known author.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Destitute of a living father.
adjective.
Without a known author.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
Without a living
father
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
adjective.
not having a known or legally responsible father
adjective.
having no living father
Word Usage
"When he wanted to take children in fatherless homes and place them in orphanges. girlymen love the GOP"
cross-reference
half orphan
motherless
orphan
parentless
Equivalent
illegitimate
parentless
unparented
Form
fatherlessness
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
SOFAR
barefoot
broken-spirited
brotherless
childless
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
abandoned
aidless
baseborn
bastard
bereaved