parenthood

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/ˈpɛːɹənthʊd/

noun

The state of being a parent.

Similar
parentage
OriginProto-Germanic *haiduz ← Proto-Indo-European *keyt- ← English parent →
Less commonScrabble 16
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Meanings

nounparenthood (usually uncountable, plural parenthoods)

plural parenthoods

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state of being a parent.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe state of being a parent

Similar
parentage
Broader
adulthood
Also see
parentage

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishparent
  2. Proto-Indo-European*keyt-
  3. Proto-Germanic*haiduz
  4. Englishparenthood

From parent + -hood.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Afrikaans ouerskap
  • ouerskapstate of being parent
Czech rodičovství
  • rodičovstvístate of being parent
Dutch ouderschap
  • ouderschapstate of being parent
Finnish vanhemmuus
  • vanhemmuusstate of being parent
French parentalité
  • parentalitéstate of being parent
German Elternschaft
  • Elternschaftstate of being parent
Polish rodzicielstwo
  • rodzicielstwostate of being parent
Russian отцо́вство, матери́нство
  • отцо́вство (otcóvstvo)state of being parent
  • матери́нство (materínstvo)state of being parent
Spanish parentalidad
  • parentalidadstate of being parent
Swedish föräldraskap
  • föräldraskapstate of being parent
Turkish ebeveynlik
  • ebeveynlikstate of being parent
Ukrainian батькі́вство
  • батькі́вство (batʹkívstvo)state of being parent

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

parenthood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parenthood

MLA

“parenthood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parenthood. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parenthood,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parenthood.

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