PARENTHOOD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does parenthood mean? 

• PARENTHOOD (noun)
  The noun PARENTHOOD has 1 sense:

1. the state of being a parent

  Familiarity information: PARENTHOOD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PARENTHOOD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The state of being a parent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

parentage; parenthood

Context example:

to everyone's surprise, parenthood reformed the man

Hypernyms ("parenthood" is a kind of...):

adulthood (the state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity)

Derivation:

parent (a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian)