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单词 parenthood
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parenthoodn.

Brit. /ˈpɛːrənthʊd/, /ˈpɛːrn̩thʊd/, U.S. /ˈpɛrən(t)ˌ(h)ʊd/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: parent n., -hood suffix.
Etymology: < parent n. + -hood suffix. Compare earlier parentage n., parentality n., parentdom n., and parentship n.
The state or condition of being a parent; fatherhood or motherhood.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > parent > parenthood > [noun]
parentality1780
parentship1838
parenthood1853
parentage1876
1853 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 40/1 In fact, he enjoyed all the pleasures of parenthood without any of its anxieties.
1873 H. Spencer Study Sociol. (1874) xv. 371 Parenthood produces a mental exaltation not otherwise producible.
1906 Westm. Gaz. 28 Sept. 2/1 So the gospel which this physician preaches to necessitous married folk is a gospel of unlimited parenthood.
1939 ‘J. Struther’ Mrs. Miniver 47 All the accumulations on the debit side of parenthood:..the plasticine on the door-handles, the face-flannels in the bathroom, [etc.].
1995 S. Nye Best of Men behaving Badly (2000) 4th Ser. Episode 1. 102/1 Parenthood calms you down, doesn't it.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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