Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Deprived of parents.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having no (living)
parent .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having no parent or parents or not cared for by parent surrogates
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word parentless.
Examples
-
In the interview, he even says it'd be better for the children to remain parentless rather than have two Mommies (or two Daddies).
McCain’s Anti-Social Conservatism - Swampland - TIME.com 2008
-
I think the inclusion of Jack's father was mainly just an excuse to have Keith Richards do a cameo; otherwise I belive thhey would have left the characters "parentless" in the sense of they don't figure in the story at all.
ccfinlay: Blogito Ergo Sum ccfinlay 2007
-
But despite the abusive and threatening phone calls she received Ms Francis last night took her claims further, likening what she calls this new "parentless" generation to the Stolen
-
There is not a store full of "parentless" babies just waiting for us infertiles.
-
In providing for himself, our boy had all but guaranteed that he would grow up parentless and alone.
A Kingdom of Wonder, For Those With Eyes to See Meghan Cox Gurdon 2011
-
The "I" Factor is the term I use to describe the specific losses experienced by parentless parents.
Being A Parentless Parent: The Effect on You, Your Children and Your Marriage Allison Gilbert 2011
-
It's not automatic that your friends "get" what it's like to be a parentless parent, and sometimes not even your spouse understands, particularly if he hasn't lost a parent.
Allison Gilbert: Parentless Parents: Strategies For A Better Mother's Day Allison Gilbert 2011
-
Caring for babies and young children is often physically more demanding for parentless parents because their moms and dads can't babysit.
Being A Parentless Parent: The Effect on You, Your Children and Your Marriage Allison Gilbert 2011
-
It's not automatic that your friends "get" what it's like to be a parentless parent, and sometimes not even your spouse understands, particularly if he hasn't lost a parent.
Allison Gilbert: Parentless Parents: Strategies For A Better Mother's Day Allison Gilbert 2011
-
Life has made the children brave, quick-witted and self-reliant, but their parentless hearts are hungry, and that longing shapes their actions.
Children's Books: 'The Emerald Atlas' Meghan Cox Gurdon 2011
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.