fatherhood
pronunciation
How to pronounce fatherhood in British English:
UK [ˈfɑ:ðəhʊd]
How to pronounce fatherhood in American English:
US [ˈfɑðərhʊd]
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- Noun:
- the kinship relation between an offspring and the father
- the status of a religious leader
- the status of a father
Word Origin
- fatherhood (n.)
- early 14c., faderhade; see father (n.) + -hood.
Example
- 1. Her most recent article for the magazine was about how dna testing is changing fatherhood .
- 2. Will fatherhood make me happy ?
- 3. Rather , fatherhood is a difficult , rewarding , and mysterious journey .
- 4. A study published this week shows that fatherhood increases the nerve connections in the region of the brain that controls goal-driven behaviour-at least , it does in marmosets .
- 5. Enjoying fatherhood , by contrast , will help keep him in the porch .