fatherless

Modifying Another Word

• now: The outraged Scottish lords rose in revolt in the name of the now fatherless Prince James.
• up: In many ways I grew up fatherless, at least emotionally, with a father that was physically present but never emotionally.

Modifies a noun

• boy: As a remedy he was advised by his wise men to sacrifice a fatherless boy.
• child: Let there be none to extend mercy unto him; Neither let there be any to have pity on his fatherless children.
• family: Direct discrimination leaves families with a father poorer for all levels of income [ 8 ] than fatherless lone parent families.
• home: Ninety percent of homeless or runaway children are from fatherless homes.
• daughter: Whole villages were left without their young men; children were fatherless, daughters remained unmarried.
• son: Francis is the fatherless son of a British expatriate mother.

Used with adjective complement

• leave: Most I regret parting with my family; many of them are unprotected and will be left fatherless.
• grow: In many ways I grew up fatherless, at least emotionally, with a father that was physically present but never emotionally.