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unfathered

un·fa·thered
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uhn-fah-th erd]
    • /ʌnˈfɑ ðərd/
    • /ˈʌn.ˈfɑː.ðəd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-fah-th erd]
    • /ʌnˈfɑ ðərd/

Definitions of unfathered word

  • adjective unfathered having no father; fatherless. 1
  • adjective unfathered of illegitimate or unknown paternity; bastard. 1
  • adjective unfathered not ascribable to a particular author or source: unfathered tales. 1
  • adjective unfathered having no known father 0
  • adjective unfathered of unknown or uncertain origin 0
  • adjective unfathered fatherless 0

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Origin of unfathered

First appearance:

before 1590
One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; un-1 + father + -ed3

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Parts of speech for Unfathered

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

unfathered popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

unfathered usage trend in Literature

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