Definition of unfathered in English:
unfathered
adjectiveʌnˈfɑːðədˌənˈfɑðərd
dated 1Having no known or acknowledged father; illegitimate.
she would be a penniless unmarried female with a daughter, her child would be unfathered and base
Example sentencesExamples
- Although our myths and fairy tales are full of examples of the plight of fatherless children, are unfathered children really at risk today in modern America?
- Of course unfathered children portend the continued unraveling of the social order and the rise of the welfare state.
- In the year 2004, America faces a far greater crisis in a generation of boys and young men who have been unfathered, untutored, undisciplined, and ultimately unleashed on society.
- Reach out to an unfathered child and include him in one of your family activities before school starts.
- Instead, the US Government has given their unfathered, unmentored and uninitiated youth the dubious correctional benefits of prison.
Synonyms
born out of wedlock, born of unmarried parents
- 1.1literary Of unknown or obscure origin.
Definition of unfathered in US English:
unfathered
adjectiveˌənˈfɑðərdˌənˈfäT͟Hərd
dated 1Having no known or acknowledged father; illegitimate.
Example sentencesExamples
- Of course unfathered children portend the continued unraveling of the social order and the rise of the welfare state.
- Although our myths and fairy tales are full of examples of the plight of fatherless children, are unfathered children really at risk today in modern America?
- In the year 2004, America faces a far greater crisis in a generation of boys and young men who have been unfathered, untutored, undisciplined, and ultimately unleashed on society.
- Instead, the US Government has given their unfathered, unmentored and uninitiated youth the dubious correctional benefits of prison.
- Reach out to an unfathered child and include him in one of your family activities before school starts.
Synonyms
born out of wedlock, born of unmarried parents
- 1.1literary Of unknown or obscure origin.