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fatherhood

fatherhood

32 2.7
Being a father and caring for your children
  • noun
  • /ˈfɑːðərhʊd/
: paternidad
  • And I'm excited about the, you know, fatherhood, about being a parent.
  • transition to fatherhood
  • fatherhood program
  • satisfaction from fatherhood

And so for you, how has fatherhood changed?

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Examples

  • He's taking time off for fatherhood.

  • You ready for fatherhood or what?

  • And so for you, how has fatherhood changed?

  • And I tell you what, like, everything that people say about fatherhood and being a parent, I yeah, I get it.

  • Employment and the ability to support a family are basic expectations of fatherhood in our society.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Yes, fatherhood is a blessing.

  • All available evidence suggests that the most effective pathway to involved, committed, and responsible fatherhood is marriage.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Married or not, there's no shame in fatherhood!

  • Welcome to fatherhood, dude.

  • Fatherhood brings new responsibilities and joys that many people cherish.

Synonyms

paternity
vsfatherhood
59 5.8

The state of being a child's father

stresses the social role and responsibilities of a male parent
parenthood
vsfatherhood
29 3.2

Having and caring for children

is specific to the male role and its duties rather than both parents

Antonyms

A situation where a person or couple has no children

How Involved

to father
6 3.7
fatherhood
32 2.7

Surface Forms

fatherhood singular
fatherhoods plural

Morphology

fatherhood = father (transparent) = father + hood

The meaning 'state or role of being a father' is directly formed by the productive suffix '-hood' attached to 'father'.

Etymology

Fatherhood comes from father plus the ending -hood, where -hood means 'state' or 'condition' as in childhood or motherhood, so fatherhood is the role and responsibilities of being a father.