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FATHERLESS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not having a known or legally responsible father
Classified under:
Similar:
illegitimate (of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having no living father
Classified under:
Similar:
parentless; unparented (having no parent or parents or not cared for by parent surrogates)
