Fatherless
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Fatherless is an adjective meaning Without a (living) father.
Meaning
Without a (living) father.
More Meanings
- (figurative) Without a known author or inventor.
Example Sentences
“Homer’s Triple Bypass” has the potential to be the most depressing episode in the history of The Simpsons, if not television as whole. It is, after all, about a 36-year-old husband and father staring down death and the prospect of leaving his wife a young widow and his small children fatherless.
Word Forms
- fatherlesse
Synonyms for fatherless
Depending on context, synonyms include illegitimate, parentless, unparented.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include parentless, unparented, illegitimate, orphaned, orphan, orphans.
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