fatherhood
[fah-th er-hoo d]
- the state of being a father.
- fathers collectively.
- the qualities or spirit of a father.
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Origin of fatherhood
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Contemporary Examples
In short, fatherhood gets little attention in policy debates.
Depictions of fatherhood on the flatscreen have also made notable progress recently.
Beyond the realm of pop culture, fatherhood has also become an area of interest to researchers and policymakers.
Death, aging, fatherhood, love, and sex are among the show's most consistent preoccupations.
Now, would it have been better if the song wasn't so coded in heterosexual conceptions of marriage and fatherhood?
Historical Examples
The urge of his awakened instinct of fatherhood was strong upon him.
White FangJack London
The fathers that now show what fatherhood was meant to be—they are legion.
The Family and it's MembersAnna Garlin Spencer
Perhaps he was rendered unhappy by the thought of fatherhood.
The Call of the BloodRobert Smythe Hichens
And you must remember that it is that Fatherhood of God which connotes the Brotherhood of man.
London Lectures of 1907Annie Besant
The Fatherhood of God is the very key-note of the Christian view of life and of death.
Gloria CrucisJ. H. Beibitz
fatherhood
- the state or responsibility of being a father
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Word Origin and History for fatherhood
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