fatherhood

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English faderhode, fadirhode, fadirhede, equivalent to father +‎ -hood. === Pronunciation === (non-rhotic) (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɑːðəːˌhʊd/, [ˈfɑːðəːˌhʊ̞d] (rhotic) (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈfɑ.ðɚˌhʊd/, [ˈfɑ.ðɚˌhʊ̈d] ~ [ˈfɑ.ðɹ̩ˌhʊ̈d] (Scotland, Northern Ireland, foot-goose merger) IPA(key): /ˈfaðəɹˌhʉd/, [ˈfaðəɹˌhʉd]; /ˈfaðɚˌhʉd/, [ˈfaðɚˌhʉd] Rhymes: -ɑːðəhʊd Hyphenation: fa‧ther‧hood === Noun === fatherhood (countable and uncountable, plural fatherhoods) The state of being a father (biological father, stepfather, adoptive father, foster father; sometimes the biological father specifically). Synonyms: (state) paternity (sometimes hyponymous); fatherness (rare); dadhood (informal; sometimes hyponymous) Hypernym: parenthood Hyponym: stepfatherhood Coordinate terms: motherhood; siblinghood, cousinhood ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== (the state of being a father or a father figure): abbacy, papacy