as in illegitimate
born to a father and mother who are not married grew up unfathered and looked up to his uncle as a male role model

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“Unfathered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfathered. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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