parenthood
батьківство
материнство, отцовство
Elternschaft
The state of being a parentThe state of being a parent
US/pˈɛɹənthˌʊd/
» My mother said there was nothing I could do to completely prepare for parenthood.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)The state of being a parent
Elternschaft
отцо́вствоotcóvstvo, матери́нствоmaterínstvo
батькі́вствоbatʹkívstvo
Examples
13 sentencesMy mother said there was nothing I could do to completely prepare for parenthood.
There's no instruction manual for parenthood.
Parenthood can be very rewarding.
Miroslav changed the subject to parenthood.
His donations have allowed others to realize their dreams of parenthood.
Translations
7 languagesУкраїнська
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Русский
By meaning 1
state of being parent:
Deutsch
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state of being parent:
Forms
plural: parenthoods| Singular | parenthood |
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uncountable
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the state of being a parent:parentage
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedparent
Derivedpreparenthood
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable