Standard Lemma guide

parentless

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having no (living) parent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having no parent in a data structure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

having no parent or parents or not cared for by parent surrogates

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unparented

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English parent Proto-Indo-European *lewh1- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English parentless From parent + -less.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Georgian: უმშობლო (umšoblo) — having no parent
  • German: elternlos — having no parent
  • Ido: senpatra — having no parent
  • Norwegian Bokmål: foreldreløs — having no parent
  • Norwegian Bokmål: foreldrelaus — having no parent
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: foreldrelaus — having no parent
  • Polish: bez rodziców — having no parent
  • Sanskrit: अनाथ (anātha) — having no parent
  • Swedish: förälralös — having no parent
  • Ottoman Turkish: اوكسز (öksüz) — having no parent
  • Ottoman Turkish: یتیم (yetim) — having no parent