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fatherhood
[ fah-ther-hood ]
noun
- the state of being a father.
- fathers collectively.
- the qualities or spirit of a father.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fatherhood1
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Example Sentences
Indeed, study after study affirms the benefits of involved fatherhood for women and children.
In short, fatherhood gets little attention in policy debates.
He is the author of a bestselling book titled simply Fatherhood.
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.
Nor do they ignore fatherhood, as we saw, in affairs of inheritance of local office and totemic rites.
And this was all the funeral oration delivered over him who had been for Eugene the type and embodiment of fatherhood.
For it was not as a father he loved her, though he had played a little at fatherhood in the beginning.
Such a hope renders feeble, sinful men not altogether unworthy of Gods Fatherhood.
He beat off—fought against—that hideous fatherhood of Sally's that he could not bear, that image that he felt might drive him mad.
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