fatherless
pronunciation
How to pronounce fatherless in British English:
UK [ˈfɑ:ðələs]
How to pronounce fatherless in American English:
US [ˈfɑðərləs]
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- Adjective:
- having no living father
- not having a known or legally responsible father
Word Origin
- fatherless (adj.)
- Old English fæderleas; see father (n.) + -less. Similar formation in Dutch vaderloos, German vaterlos, Danish faderlös.
Example
- 1. Let his children be fatherless , and his wife a widow .
- 2. He is unprincipled , swindling the widow and her fatherless son .
- 3. Do you think I 'd make my nephews fatherless ?
- 4. I look at myself as a fatherless figure .
- 5. Defend the poor and fatherless : do justice to the afflicted and needy .