fatherless
/ˈfɑːðələs/adjective
उच्चारण फ़ार्दलस
पितृहीन, बिना पिता का
Core word
- 1
without a father, because he has died or does not live with the family
पितृहीन, बिना पिता का
- She raised two fatherless children on her own.
- The charity supports fatherless girls in their education.
- Fatherless from the age of five, Imran worked hard to support his mother.
+ 2 more examples
- The school gives free books to fatherless children.
- Many fatherless families in the village depend on relatives.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
fatherless + noun
Before a noun it describes a child or family without a father because he has died or does not live with them.
संज्ञा से पहले यह उस बच्चे या परिवार का वर्णन करता है जिसके पिता का देहांत हो गया हो या जो साथ न रहते हों।
- The charity supports fatherless children.
- A fatherless family needs extra support.
be/grow up fatherless
After be, grow up or become, it works as a complement describing the person's situation.
Be, grow up या become के बाद यह व्यक्ति की स्थिति बताने वाला complement बनता है।
- Radhika's cousin grew up fatherless.
- The boy was left fatherless at the age of five.
the fatherless (the + adjective)
With the, it names all such people as a group, and takes a plural verb.
The के साथ यह ऐसे सभी लोगों का समूह दर्शाता है और plural verb लेता है।
- The trust helps the fatherless.
- The orphanage cares for the fatherless and the poor.
left/made fatherless by + event
Use by to name the cause, such as a war or an accident.
कारण, जैसे युद्ध या दुर्घटना, बताने के लिए 'by' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Many children were left fatherless by the floods.
- The accident made three children fatherless.
+Collocations 4
fatherless + noun
childboyfamilyhomegeneration
- The school gave a scholarship to a fatherless boy.
verb + fatherless
leavebecomegrow upremainbe born
- The war left thousands of children fatherless.
fatherless + by
by warby illnessby accidentby disasterby separation
- He was made fatherless by a road accident.
adverb + fatherless
suddenlyearlyalmostsoontragically
- She was tragically fatherless before she could speak.
“More examples 5
- Kabir grew up fatherless but studied hard and became a teacher.
कबीर बिना पिता के बड़ा हुआ, पर उसने कड़ी मेहनत की और शिक्षक बन गया।
- The government runs hostels for fatherless girls in rural areas.
सरकार ग्रामीण क्षेत्रों में पिता-विहीन लड़कियों के लिए छात्रावास चलाती है।
- The village elders promised to look after the fatherless family.
गाँव के बुज़ुर्गों ने पिता-विहीन परिवार की देखभाल का वचन दिया।
- A fatherless childhood made Radhika very independent.
पिता-विहीन बचपन ने राधिका को बहुत आत्मनिर्भर बना दिया।
- The poem describes a fatherless child waiting at the railway station.
कविता में रेलवे स्टेशन पर प्रतीक्षा करते पिता-विहीन बच्चे का वर्णन है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is fatherless since his childhood.
✓ He has been fatherless since his childhood.
Since needs the present perfect, not the simple present.
'Since' के साथ present perfect आता है, simple present नहीं।
✗ The fatherless is being helped by the trust.
✓ The fatherless are being helped by the trust.
The fatherless means a group of people, so the verb is plural.
'The fatherless' लोगों का समूह है, इसलिए verb बहुवचन होगी।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Fatherless and orphan are not the same: an orphan has lost both parents.
Fatherless और orphan समान नहीं हैं; orphan वह है जिसने दोनों अभिभावक खो दिए हों।
Without a father, though the mother may be alive.
पिता के बिना, चाहे माँ जीवित हो।
- He was fatherless but not an orphan.
A child whose parents are both dead.
वह बच्चा जिसके माता-पिता दोनों की मृत्यु हो चुकी हो।
- The orphan lived in a hostel.