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

1. Lacking or without a living/active father or male parent; fatherless.
2. (rare) Having never had a father; intrinsically lacking a father.
3. (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.