| 单词 | fatherlessness |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈfatherlessness ˈfatherlessness n. the lack of a father. ΚΠ 1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (cix. 8) ii. f. 128v/1 The widowhoode of the wife, and the fatherlesnesse of the children. a1631 R. Bolton Short Disc. conc. Vsury (1637) 49 Widow-hood, and Fatherlesnesse, in respect of the former state of having Husband and Parents, are a state of Humiliation, for the outward condition of this life. 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. I Fatherlessness, the State or Condition of being without a Father. 1874 Temperance Rec. 10 Oct. 483 He..recollected the suffering of the young widow and the fatherlessness of the children. 1925 Social Forces Sept. 88/2 The disorganization attending fatherlessness and the absence of working mothers. 2013 USA Today (Nexis) 22 Mar. 1 a Inner-city neighborhoods plagued by fatherlessness and all the suffering it produces. < as lemmas |
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