faderles

Middle English

Alternative forms

fadirles, federles, fadirlesse, vaderlyes, faderlese, faderlesse

Etymology

From Old English fæderlēas, from Proto-Germanic *fadērlausaz; equivalent to fader +‎ -les.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfadərlɛːs/, /ˈfaːdərlɛːs/, /ˈfɛːdərlɛːs/

Adjective

faderles

Lacking or without a living/active father or male parent; fatherless.
(rare) Having never had a father; intrinsically lacking a father.
(rare) Having no lord or authority (either earthly or heavenly).

Descendants

English: fatherless

References

“fā̆derlēs (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-18.

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