Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)The state of being a parent

    Elternschaft

    отцо́вствоotcóvstvo, матери́нствоmaterínstvo

    батькі́вствоbatʹkívstvo

Examples

13 sentences
  1. My mother said there was nothing I could do to completely prepare for parenthood.

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  2. There's no instruction manual for parenthood.

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  3. Parenthood can be very rewarding.

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  4. Miroslav changed the subject to parenthood.

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  5. His donations have allowed others to realize their dreams of parenthood.

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Translations

7 languages
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Forms

plural: parenthoods
Singularparenthood

uncountable

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words
Relatedparent

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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