Synonyms for fathership
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Noun
1. Fatherhood — the state of being a father
fatherhood, paternity, dadness informal, papaship dated rare
Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being a father
Forms
- Plural
- fatherships → fatherhoods, paternities…
Example sentences
- paternity Finland offers fathers nine weeks of paternity leave.
- fatherhood Tom had no conception of what fatherhood entailed.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| fathership | steady | |
| paternity | rising | |
| fatherhood | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- dadness
- 8 letters
- papaship
- 9 letters
- paternity4
- 10 letters
- fatherhood3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (paternity4 = 4 syllables).