fatherless
Meaning
- (not-comparable) Without a (living) father.
- (figuratively, not-comparable) Without a known author or inventor.
Synonyms
Translations
vaterlos
apator
vaderloos
orphelin de père
orfano del padre
bêbav
huérfano de padre
babasız
يتيم
ορφανός από πατέραFrequency
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English faderles, federles, from Old English fæderlēas, from Proto-Germanic *fadērlausaz, equivalent to father + -less. Cognate with German vaterlos.
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