Definitions for FATHERHOOD
ˈfɑ ðərˌhʊdfa·ther·hood

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fatherhood, paternitynoun

   the kinship relation between an offspring and the father

2. Father, Father-God, Fatherhoodnoun

   God when considered as the first person in the Trinity

   "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father"

3. fatherhoodnoun

   the status of a religious leader

4. fatherhoodnoun

   the status of a father

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fatherhoodnoun

   the state of being a father

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fatherhoodnoun

   The character of a father; the authority of a father.

   Etymology: from father.

   Who can abide, that against their own doctors, both of the middle and latest age, six whole books should by their fatherhoods of Trent be under pain of a curse, imperiously obtruded upon God and his church. Joseph Hall.

   We might have had an entire notion of this fatherhood, or fatherly authority. John Locke.

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1. fatherhood

   Fatherhood is the state or responsibility of being a father, including the duties, responsibilities and activities associated with raising, caring for and guiding a child or children. It involves providing emotional, financial and social support, protection, and instilling values and principles to ensure a child's growth and development.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fatherhoodnoun

   the state of being a father; the character or authority of a father; paternity

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1. Fatherhood

   Fatherhood was the third of five albums of home-made recordings, released by Stephen Jones under the name Baby Bird in 1995. It was originally a limited edition release, but is now available as part of the 2002 CD box set The Original Lo-Fi. The album includes a version of the song "Goodnight", which was subsequently released as the first single by Jones' band Babybird.

Matched Categories

1. • Hypostasis
   • Kinship
   • Position

How to pronounce FATHERHOOD?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say FATHERHOOD in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of FATHERHOOD in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of FATHERHOOD in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of FATHERHOOD in a Sentence

1. Oren Miller:

   It's an age thing even more than a political-leaning thing, the (Facebook) group itself has a lot of people from the right and the left, and they all agree on that one thing -- that involved fatherhood is important for everyone.

2. Bradley Cooper:

   Fatherhood is … everything changed, every single thing is absolutely shaded by, or brought into glorious colors, by the fact that I get to be a father to a wonderful human being.

3. President Barack Obama:

   We know young black men are twice as likely as young white men to be 'disconnected' ... we've got to reconnect them, we've got to give more of these young men access to mentors. We've got to continue to encourage responsible fatherhood. We've got to provide more pathways to apply to college or find a job. We can keep them from falling through the cracks.

4. Burgess Owens:

   This is what we have to get back to because I’ve seen the last 50-60 years what happens when the family is destroyed and fatherhood is taken out of the picture.

5. June Jordan:

   Our children will not survive our habits of thinking, our failures of the spirit, our wreck of the universe into which we bring new life as blithely as we do. Mostly, our children will resemble our own misery and spite and anger, because we give them no choice about it. In the name of motherhood and fatherhood and education and good manners, we threaten and suffocate and bind and ensnare and bribe and trick children into wholesale emulation of our ways.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=FATHERHOOD
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fatherhood
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=FATHERHOOD
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/FATHERHOOD
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=FATHERHOOD