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Synonyms for fatherness

Most common

paternity fatherhood

All synonyms

Noun

paternity, fatherhood, dadhood informal, papaship dated rare

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The state or quality of being a father.

    Near-synonym: (state) dadhood

Example sentences

  • paternity Finland offers fathers nine weeks of paternity leave.
  • fatherhood Tom had no conception of what fatherhood entailed.

By length

7 letters
dadhood
8 letters
papaship
9 letters
paternity4
10 letters
fatherhood3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (paternity4 = 4 syllables).