1Having no known or acknowledged father; illegitimate.
〈旧〉生父不明的；私生的
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.
〈主诗/文〉来源不明的
unfathered rumours
来源不明的谣言。
Definition of unfathered in US English:
unfathered
adjectiveˌənˈfɑðərdˌənˈfäT͟Hərd
dated
1Having no known or acknowledged father; illegitimate.
〈旧〉生父不明的；私生的
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.