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Dictionary: fa·ther·less   ('THər-lĭs) pronunciation

adj.
  1. Having no living father.
  2. Having no known father.
fatherlessness fa'ther·less·ness n.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: having no living father

Meaning #2: not having a known or legally responsible father


Translations: Fatherless
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - faderløs

Nederlands (Dutch)
vaderloos

Français (French)
adj. - orphelin de père

Deutsch (German)
adj. - vaterlos

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ορφανός από πατέρα

Italiano (Italian)
orfano di padre

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - órfão de pai

Русский (Russian)
оставшийся без отца

Español (Spanish)
adj. - sin padre, huérfano de padre

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - faderlös

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
无父的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 無父的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 아버지가 없는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 父のない, 作者不詳の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) يتيم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮יתום‬


 
 
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