parenthoodnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈpeə.rənt.hʊd/us/ˈper.ənt.hʊd/the state of being a parent:
The prospect of parenthood filled her with horror.
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Parents & children
- babyhood
- bastard
- child abuse
- child-friendly
- conjoined twins
- identical twin
- illegitimate
- latchkey kid
- legitimate
- love child
- motherhood
- motherless
- patter
- quad
- quadruplet
- quintuplet
- sextuplet
- Siamese twins
- twin
- without issue idiom
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