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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illegitimate
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Trump has called those prosecutions illegitimate and politically motivated, while his critics have noted that they were brought after long investigations by career prosecutors and independent counsel.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026 -
The nuns then took it upon themselves to make arrangements for the illegitimate child.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 May 2026
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“Unfathered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfathered. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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