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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  • And then, on top of it, I was born out of some affair like some illegitimate, sinful mistake?
    Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2025
  • In addition to frequent password updates, individuals will need to be more alert about the increasing amount of malware hiding in illegitimate software, applications and other downloadable files, Valenzuela said.
    Dylan Butts, CNBC, 26 June 2025
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“Unfathered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfathered. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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