Old English fæderleas; see father (n.) + -less. Similar formation in Dutch vaderloos, German vaterlos, Danish faderlös.
father
Father's Day
fatherhood
father-in-law
fatherland
fatherless
fatherly
fathom
fathomable
fathomless
fatigue
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