unfathered
Americanadjective
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having no father; fatherless.
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of illegitimate or unknown paternity; bastard.
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not ascribable to a particular author or source.
unfathered tales.
adjective
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having no known father
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of unknown or uncertain origin
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archaic fatherless
Etymology
Origin of unfathered
Example Sentences
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Such masses of humanity; such dim, uncertain origins of unfathered races; these can only be caught and seen as through a glass darkly.
From Flash-lights from the Seven Seas by McConnell, Francis John
In reality Spring Valley was out to hear the rest of the news about Aurora Lane and her unfathered boy as soon as possible.
From The Broken Gate A Novel by Hough, Emerson
It was one of those vagrant, orphan poems with fine family lineaments that find their way unfathered into odd corners of papers.
From Quiet Talks on Service by Gordon, S. D. (Samuel Dickey)
Oh, the forfeit! and oh, the girl unfathered, Wilfully, madly!
From Ionica by Cory, William (AKA William Johnson)
I would compare it to those old folk-songs, unfathered but deathless, which seem to have risen out of the very heart of the people.
From The Simple Life by Hendee, Mary Louise
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