parentlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɛːrən(t)ləs/,

/ˈpɛːrn̩(t)ləs/, U.S.

/ˈpɛrən(t)ləs/

Forms: see parent n. and adj.² and -less suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: parent n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < parent n. + -less suffix.

Without parents; having no father and mother; orphaned. Hence figurative: having no (known) creator or source.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > child > relationship to parent > [adjective] > having (specific) parents > having no parents

orphelin?a1425

orphanc1450

orphenin1480

orbate?1520

parentless1561

unparented1668

orphaned1799

the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adjective] > without cause > without source or origin

authorless1629

unoriginal1648

unoriginated1693

unoriginate1705

sourceless1848

parentless1862

1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. ii. xvi. f. 101^v He will not leaue them as parentlesse, but will come agayne to them.

1610 R. Niccols England's Eliza in Mirour for Magistrates (new ed.) Induct. 778 Thy Orphans left poore parentlesse alone.

1750 W. Shirley Edward Black Prince ii. 18 The widow'd Bride, the childless Father calls: The helples, parentless, unshelter'd Babe!

a1806 H. K. White Remains (1807) I. 309 I am a parentless wandering boy.

1862 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire VII. lx. 42 Thus it is that the Colosseum, the most conspicuous type of Roman civilization,..is nameless and parentless.

1908 Daily Chron. 14 Sept. 7/1 This slim, pale scion of a worn-out line, and the nameless parentless girl beside her.

1995 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 18 Mar. 47/6 (advt.) Due circs beyond control SWF 25 yrs parentless. Would you like a daughter to share Xmas?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	parentless
释义	parentlessadj. Brit. /ˈpɛːrən(t)ləs/, /ˈpɛːrn̩(t)ləs/, U.S. /ˈpɛrən(t)ləs/ Forms: see parent n. and adj.² and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: parent n., -less suffix. Etymology: < parent n. + -less suffix. Without parents; having no father and mother; orphaned. Hence figurative: having no (known) creator or source. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > child > relationship to parent > [adjective] > having (specific) parents > having no parents orphelin?a1425 orphanc1450 orphenin1480 orbate?1520 parentless1561 unparented1668 orphaned1799 the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adjective] > without cause > without source or origin authorless1629 unoriginal1648 unoriginated1693 unoriginate1705 sourceless1848 parentless1862 1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. ii. xvi. f. 101^v He will not leaue them as parentlesse, but will come agayne to them. 1610 R. Niccols England's Eliza in Mirour for Magistrates (new ed.) Induct. 778 Thy Orphans left poore parentlesse alone. 1750 W. Shirley Edward Black Prince ii. 18 The widow'd Bride, the childless Father calls: The helples, parentless, unshelter'd Babe! a1806 H. K. White Remains (1807) I. 309 I am a parentless wandering boy. 1862 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire VII. lx. 42 Thus it is that the Colosseum, the most conspicuous type of Roman civilization,..is nameless and parentless. 1908 Daily Chron. 14 Sept. 7/1 This slim, pale scion of a worn-out line, and the nameless parentless girl beside her. 1995 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 18 Mar. 47/6 (advt.) Due circs beyond control SWF 25 yrs parentless. Would you like a daughter to share Xmas? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1561
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