Fatherless Definition

fäthər-lĭs
adjective
Not having a father living, or lacking a father's protection.
Webster's New World
Having no known father.
American Heritage
Not knowing the identity of one's father.
Webster's New World

Origin of Fatherless

  • From father +‎ -less

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Fatherless Sentence Examples

  • At his death in 1624 Heriot left his estate in trust to the magistrates and ministers of Edinburgh for the maintenance and teaching of poor fatherless sons of freemen.

  • The fatherless child had sore trials.

  • The Hero, Left At The Head Of A Fatherless Family Of Twelve When Nearly Through College, Turns From The Glut Of Graduates Swarming Round The Prospects Of Professional City Bred Careers, Steadfastly Wrests A Home From The Wilderness, Helps His Brothers And Sisters, Marries A Habitante Fit For The Wife Of A Pioneer,.

  • The outraged Scottish lords rose in revolt in the name of the now fatherless Prince James.

  • And now that poor girl has to give birth to a fatherless baby.

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