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fa·ther·hood
/
ˈfɑ
ðərˌhʊd
/
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fah
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er-h
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noun
1.
the state of being a father.
2.
fathers collectively.
3.
the qualities or spirit of a father.
Origin:
1350–1400;
late Middle English
faderhode;
replacing
Middle English
faderheed.
See
father
,
-hood
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fatherhood
(ˈfɑːðəˌhʊd)
—
n
the state or responsibility of being a father
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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