Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being fatherless.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state of being without a father.
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- noun The state or quality of being
fatherless .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The fruit of fatherlessness is poverty and crime. 75% of single American mothers live below the poverty line!
Think Progress » In 2005, Exxon CEO Raked in 190K a Day 2006
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Ten years ago, Whatever Happened to Daddy's Little Girl explored the impact of '' fatherlessness '' on black daughters.
Jenée Desmond-Harris: When Fathers Fall Somewhere Between Awesome and Absentee Jenée Desmond-Harris 2010
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Claimed that dads were committing Suicide as a result of "fatherlessness", when the statistics is based upon indigenous males.
feminist blogs 2009
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Claimed that dads were committing Suicide as a result of "fatherlessness", when the statistics is based upon indigenous males.
feminist blogs 2009
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We talk about the impact of fatherlessness on Black males, but not on females—and I still remember Lavelle, who was a Morehouse man.
Marian Wright Edelman: The Promise of Freedom Schools Marian Wright Edelman 2011
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We talk about the impact of fatherlessness on Black males, but not on females—and I still remember Lavelle, who was a Morehouse man.
Marian Wright Edelman: The Promise of Freedom Schools Marian Wright Edelman 2011
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With 42% of American children born out-of-wedlock, a tragedy of fatherlessness is being visited on millions of homes.
Ken Blackwell: A Missed Opportunity Ken Blackwell 2012
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Just as the liberal philosophy of exempting the poor from bourgeois standards of behavior set up a vicious cycle of fatherlessness, crime, and dependency, the conservative philosophy of universal standards set up a virtuous cycle of urban renovation.
Notable 2011
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In his proposal, the Council would focus on the fives areas in which boys are in crisis: education, jobs, emotional health, physical health, and fatherlessness.
LaVar Young: Still Waiting: Black Male Achievement in America LaVar Young 2011
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In his proposal, the Council would focus on the fives areas in which boys are in crisis: education, jobs, emotional health, physical health, and fatherlessness.
LaVar Young: Still Waiting: Black Male Achievement in America LaVar Young 2011
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