fatherhood
The state of being a fatherThe state of being a father (biological father, stepfather, adoptive father, foster father; sometimes the biological father specifically).
» Tom had no conception of what fatherhood entailed.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The state of being a father (biological father, stepfather, adoptive father, foster father; sometimes the biological father specifically).
Vaterschaft, Vatersein, Vatertum
отцо́вствоotcóvstvo
- the status of a father
- the status of a religious leader
- the kinship relation between an offspring and the father
- God when considered as the first person in the Trinity
Examples
6 sentencesTom had no conception of what fatherhood entailed.
Yanni ended all that partying and prepared for fatherhood.
Having never married, he experienced fatherhood vicariously through his nieces and nephews.
Marriage and family, motherhood, fatherhood and childhood are protected by the state.
ruБрак и семья, материнство, отцовство и детство находятся под защитой государства.
Yanni prepared for fatherhood.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English faderhode, fadirhode, fadirhede, equivalent to father + -hood.From Middle English faderhode, fadirhode, fadirhede, equivalent to father + -hood.
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Forms
plural: fatherhoods| Singular | fatherhood |
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Synonyms
6 synonyms- the kinship relation between an offspring and the father:paternity
- God when considered as the first person in the Trinity:God the FatherFatherFather-God
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable