fatherless
adjective/ˈfɑːðələs/
/ˈfɑːðərləs/
[usually before noun]- without a father, either because he has died or because he does not live with his children
- fatherless children/families
- His long periods abroad left the family virtually fatherless.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryFatherless is used with these nouns:- child
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