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fa·ther·hood

(fä′thər-ho͝od′)

1. The state of being a father.

2. The qualities of a father.

3. Fathers considered as a group.

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fatherhood

(ˈfɑːðəˌhʊd)

the state or responsibility of being a father

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

fa•ther•hood

(ˈfɑ ðərˌhʊd)

n.

1. the state of being a father.

2. fathers collectively.

3. the qualities or spirit of a father.

[1350–1400]

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Noun	1.	fatherhood - the kinship relation between an offspring and the father paternity family relationship, kinship, relationship - (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
	2.	Fatherhood - God when considered as the first person in the Trinity; "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father" Father-God, Father
	3.	fatherhood - the status of a religious leader berth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place, spot - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"
	4.	fatherhood - the status of a father berth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place, spot - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"

Translations

أبُوَّه

otcovství

faderskab

Vaterschaft

paternité

faîerni; föîurhlutverk

farskap

отцовство

babalık

父亲的身份

fatherhood

[ˈfɑːðəhʊd] N → paternidad f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

fatherhood

[ˈfɑːðə^rhʊd] n → paternité ffather-in-law [ˈfɑːðərɪnlɔː] n → beau-père m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

fatherhood

[ˈfɑːðəˌhʊd] n → paternità

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

father

(ˈfaːðə) noun

1. a male parent, especially human. Mr Smith is her father.

2. (with capital) the title of a (usually Roman Catholic) priest. I met Father Sullivan this morning.

3. a person who begins, invents or first makes something. King Alfred was the father of the English navy.

verb

to be the father of. King Charles II fathered a number of children.

ˈfatherhood noun

the state or condition of being a father. Now that the children are older I am enjoying fatherhood.

ˈfatherly adjective

like a father. He showed a fatherly interest in his friend's child.

ˈfather-in-law noun

the father of one's wife or husband.

fatherhood

n paternidad f

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But having known woman, and love, and fatherhood, and the belly-delights of eating, he had passed on beyond.

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But, whilst they sleep within the consistory, Let us salute his reverend fatherhood.

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