Fatherlessness
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The state of being fatherless.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The state of being without a father.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
The state or quality of being
fatherless
.
Word Usage
"The fruit of fatherlessness is poverty and crime. 75% of single American mothers live below the poverty line!"