parentship

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noun

The condition, state, or status of a parent.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounparentship (countable and uncountable, plural parentships)

plural parentships

  1. countableuncountableThe condition, state, or status of a parent.

    The rest of the children do not remain in a mother or father only family but live with a so called multiple parentship.

    1997, Santiago Redondo, Advances in Psychology and Law: International Contributions - Page 55

    Synonyms: parentness, parentality

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe condition, state, or status of a parent.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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