Synonyms for fatherhood
- noun
Most common
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Noun
paternity, fathership, fatherness, dadhood informal, dadness informal, fatherdom dated rare
Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being a father (biological father, stepfather, adoptive father, foster father; sometimes the biological father specifically).
Related words
- Is a kind of
- parenthood
Forms
- Plural
- fatherhoods → paternities, fatherships…
Example sentences
- paternity Finland offers fathers nine weeks of paternity leave.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| fatherhood | rising | |
| paternity | rising | |
| fathership | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- dadhood, dadness
- 9 letters
- paternity4, fatherdom
- 10 letters
- fathership, fatherness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (paternity4 = 4 syllables).