Word: parentless
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: par
ent
less
Definition: Having no (living) parent.
Morphemes:
Affix: parent
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A surrogate parent
Etymology Compounds: Affix: parentem
Language: la
Decoded: parentem
PoS: Noun
Meaning: parent
Affix: -less
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Lacking (something); without (something). Added usually to a noun to form an adjective signifying a lack of that noun.