Dadless
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdædləs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Dadless is an adjective meaning Synonym of fatherless.
Meaning
Synonym of fatherless.
Example Sentences
Ironically, and sadly, the alternative is not the case in dadless television families.
I would be left completely dadless. As I pondered this, it occurred to me that, symbolically, Hollywood would be left dadless as well.
Her liaison with Selwyn's father, whom she never lived with en famille, dissolved before their son was one year old, leaving the dadless lads to the care of a spinster nanny named Jane, who flagellated them with her single, dire bit of wisdom: that they could never know how lucky they were, never to endure the supreme pain of childbirth.
Synonyms for dadless
Depending on context, synonyms include fatherless.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include daddyless, fatherless, daughterless, parentless, disparented, momless.
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