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parenthood|ˈpɛərənthʊd|
[f. parent n. + -hood.]
The state or position of a parent; fatherhood or motherhood.
1856Miss Mulock J. Halifax xxv, Those on whom the Father of all men has bestowed the holy dignity of parent⁓hood. 1873H. Spencer Stud. Sociol. xv. (1874) 371 Parent⁓hood produces a mental exaltation not otherwise producible. |