of unknown authorship or unestablished authenticity
unfathered in American English
(unˈfɑːðərd)
adjective
1.
having no father; fatherless
2.
of illegitimate or unknown paternity; bastard
3.
not ascribable to a particular author or source
unfathered tales
Word origin
[1590–1600; un-1 + father + -ed3]This word is first recorded in the period 1590–1600. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: fixture, operator, radius, tube, volunteerun- is a prefix meaning “not,” freely used as an English formative, giving negative oropposite force in adjectives and their derivative adverbs and nouns (unfair; unfairly; unfairness; unfelt; unseen; unfitting; unformed; unheard-of; un-get-at-able), and less freely used in certain other nouns (unrest; unemployment); -ed is a suffix forming adjectives from nouns. Other words that use the affix -ed include: bearded, monied, tender-hearted
Examples of 'unfathered' in a sentence
unfathered
Are we unfathered men in denial about our natural selves?