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fatherhood
[ fah-ther-hood ]
noun
- the state of being a father.
- fathers collectively.
- the qualities or spirit of a father.
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Origin of fatherhood1
Example Sentences
As passionate as I am about my music, I’m just as passionate about fatherhood.
Nacua said he only wants to risk sustaining a major injury for so long before devoting his time to fatherhood and a post-football career that will possibly involve real estate and owning restaurants.
He and his wife’s fertility struggle and his entry into fatherhood are the heart of the set.
Recently, he sat down with the Times to discuss fatherhood, the effects comedy has on politics and the inspirations behind his latest hour of material premiering Tuesday on Netflix.
He's happiest making his own way through the Hollywood chaos, which has allowed him to experiment and detour between acting, fatherhood and entrepreneurship.
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What doesÌýfatherhood mean?
Fatherhood is the state of being a father.
A person enters fatherhood when they become a father. This most commonly happens when their child is born, but it can also happen through adoption or by marrying or becoming a partner to someone with children.
Fatherhood is a gender-specific version of the term parenthood.
Less commonly, fatherhood can refer to all fathers collectively, as in You won’t find a better dad in all of fatherhood.Ìý
Example: People who have not experienced fatherhood probably shouldn’t be so quick to criticize how dads parent their children.
Where doesÌýfatherhood come from?
The first records of the word fatherhood come from around 1400. The suffix -hood indicates a state or condition—in this case, the state of being a father. It’s used in the same way in words like motherhood, parenthood, adulthood, and childhood.
Unlike adulthood, the start of fatherhood is very definite—it begins when a person becomes a father. After that, most fathers consider fatherhood to be a permanent state that lasts even after their children have grown up. In other words, once you become a father, you never stop being one. Fatherhood is usually considered very challenging due to all the difficulties of raising children, but it’s usually also considered very rewarding. It’s the toughest job you’ll ever love, as the saying goes.
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What are some synonyms for fatherhood?
What are some words that share a root or word element with fatherhood?Ìý
What are some words that often get used in discussing fatherhood?
How isÌýfatherhood used in real life?
The word fatherhood is often associated with the many challenges that it involves.
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I’m grateful for adoption and the gift of Fatherhood.
— Camren Applegate (@CamrenApplegate)
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Fatherhood is usually thought to end when a father’s child is an adult.
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