having no known father of unknown or uncertain origin
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un•fa•thered
(un fä′ᵺərd),USA pronunciation adj.
- having no father;
fatherless. - of illegitimate or unknown paternity;
bastard. - not ascribable to a particular author or source:unfathered tales.
- un-1 + father + -ed3 1590–1600
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