fatherhood

noun
/ˈfɑːðəːˌhʊd/UK/ˈfɑ.ðɚˌhʊd/CA/ˈfaðəɹˌhʉd/

Etymology

From Middle English faderhode, fadirhode, fadirhede, equivalent to father + -hood.

  1. inherited from faderhode

Definitions

  1. The state of being a father (biological father, stepfather, adoptive father, foster father

    The state of being a father (biological father, stepfather, adoptive father, foster father; sometimes the biological father specifically).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for fatherhood. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA