- fatherless
- [[t]fɑ͟ːðə(r)ləs[/t]]
ADJYou describe children as fatherless when their father has died or does not live with them.
...widows and fatherless children...
They were left fatherless.
English dictionary. 2008.
fatherless
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Fatherless — Fa ther*less, a. 1. Destitute of a living father; as, a fatherless child. [1913 Webster] 2. Without a known author. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fatherless — O.E. fæderleas; see FATHER (Cf. father) + LESS (Cf. less) … Etymology dictionary
fatherless — [fä′thərlis] adj. [ME faderles < OE fæderleas] 1. not having a father living, or lacking a father s protection 2. not knowing the identity of one s father … English World dictionary
fatherless — /fah dheuhr lis/, adj. 1. not having a living father: a fatherless boy. 2. not having a known or legally responsible father. [bef. 1000; ME faderles, OE faederleas. See FATHER, LESS] * * * … Universalium
fatherless — adj. Fatherless is used with these nouns: ↑child … Collocations dictionary
fatherless — father ► NOUN 1) a male parent. 2) an important figure in the origin and early history of something: Pasteur, the father of microbiology . 3) literary a male ancestor. 4) (often as a title or form of address) a priest. 5) (the Father) (in… … English terms dictionary
fatherless — adjective see father I … New Collegiate Dictionary
fatherless — adjective Without a living father … Wiktionary
fatherless — Synonyms and related words: abandoned, aidless, baseborn, bastard, bereaved, bereft, defenseless, deprived, deserted, desolate, forlorn, forsaken, friendless, godforsaken, guideless, helpless, homeless, kithless, leaderless, misbegotten,… … Moby Thesaurus
fatherless — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. orphan, orphaned, illegitimate; see abandoned 1 , bastard 1 , illegitimate 2 … English dictionary for students
