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fatherless definition

father·less (-lis)

adjective

  1. not having a father living, or lacking a father's protection
  2. not knowing the identity of one's father

Etymology: ME faderles < OE fæderleas

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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