/ ˈfɑːðələs; NAmE -ðərləs/ adjective
[ usually before noun ] without a father, either because he has died or because he does not live with his children :
fatherless children / families
/ ˈfɑːðələs; NAmE -ðərləs/ adjective
[ usually before noun ] without a father, either because he has died or because he does not live with his children :
fatherless children / families
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005