unfathered

unfathered
/un fah"dheuhrd/, adj.
1. having no father; fatherless.
2. of illegitimate or unknown paternity; bastard.
3. not ascribable to a particular author or source: unfathered tales.
[1590-1600; UN-1 + FATHER + -ED3]

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