Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dadless

/ˈdædləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dad-less
IPA: /ˈdædləs/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of fatherless.

Example Sentences

"Her liaison with Selwyn's father, whom she never lived with en famille, dissolved before their son was one year old, leaving the dadless lads to the care of a spinster nanny named Jane, who flagellated them with her single, dire bit of wisdom: that they could never know how lucky they were, never to endure the supreme pain of childbirth."
"I would be left completely dadless. As I pondered this, it occurred to me that, symbolically, Hollywood would be left dadless as well."
"Ironically, and sadly, the alternative is not the case in dadless television families."

Etymology

From dad + -less.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: dad

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdædləs/

Synonyms

fatherless

Questions

How do you pronounce dadless?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdædləs/.
What does dadless mean?: Synonym of fatherless.
Where does dadless come from?: From dad + -less.

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