How many syllables in fatherless?

There are 3 syllables in the word fatherless.

Divide fatherless into syllables:

fatherless (noun):: a male parent; a man who has begotten a child; a male animal who has sired an offspring

illegitimate

misbegotten

motherless

spurious

supposititious

unparented

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