Dictionary

fatherhood en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈfaðɚˌhʉd/ Scotland, Northern Ireland, foot-goose merger
• /ˈfɑ.ðɚˌhʊd/ (Canada, US)
• [ˈfɑːðəːˌhʊ̞d] (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈfaðəɹˌhʉd/ Scotland, Northern Ireland, foot-goose merger
• /ˈfɑːðəːˌhʊd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˈfɑ.ðɚˌhʊ̈d] ~ [ˈfɑ.ðɹ̩ˌhʊ̈d] (Canada, US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• [ˈfaðɚˌhʉd] Scotland, Northern Ireland, foot-goose merger
• [ˈfaðəɹˌhʉd] Scotland, Northern Ireland, foot-goose merger

Etymology

From Middle English faderhode, fadirhode, fadirhede, equivalent to father + -hood.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The state of being a father (biological father, stepfather, adoptive father, foster father; sometimes the biological father specifically).

Forms

Coordinates

motherhood · siblinghood · cousinhood

Hypernyms

parenthood

Relateds

abbacy (the state of being a father or a father figure) · papacy (the state of being a father or a father figure)

Synonyms

fatherness · dadhood · paternity

Translations (42)

ko 아버지임 (being a father) · ro paternitate (being a father) · mk татковство (being a father) · tl pagkaama (being a father) · kmr babînî (being a father) · eo patreco (being a father) · la paternitās (being a father) · kmr bavîtî (being a father) · am አባትነት (being a father) · sv faderskap (being a father) · fr paternité (being a father) · ar أُبُوَّة (being a father) · fi isyys (being a father) · sq atësi (being a father) · pl ojcostwo (being a father) · hu apaság (being a father) · nb farskap (being a father) · es paternidad (being a father) · hi पितृत्व (being a father) · ru отцо́вство (being a father) · is faðerni (being a father) · sh očinstvo (being a father) · sw ubaba (being a father) · nl vaderschap (being a father) · pt paternidade (being a father) · phn 𐤀𐤁𐤕 (being a father) · tr babalık (being a father) · et isadus (being a father) · ca paternitat (being a father) · cs otcovství (being a father) · cmn 父性 (being a father) · pdt Vodaschoft (being a father) · ota پدری (being a father) · cy tadolaeth (being a father) · da faderskab (being a father) · bg ба́щинство (being a father) · te పితృత్వము (being a father) · it paternità (being a father) · nn farskap (being a father) · de Vatersein (being a father) · de Vatertum (being a father) · de Vaterschaft (being a father)