parenthood

Noun

Meaning

The state of a parent; the office or character of a parent.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

parentage blood origin pregnancy gestation paternity rearing childbearing motherhood maternity fatherhood parental upbringing relatedness mothering

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Antonyms

dawn foundation development beginning basis birth

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Hypernyms

adulthood

Phrases with the word

planned parenthood

Anagrams

theropodan

Examples

There are times when parenthood seems nothing more than feeding the hand that bites you. Peter De Vries

Becoming a mother cannot help but change things. An author's life is reflected in their writing, whether they want it to be or not, and parenthood is one of the biggest life changes there is. Sarah Zettel

Parenthood remains the greatest single preserve of the amateur. Alvin Toffler

Parenthood is the opiate of the masses. Chuck Palahniuk

Planned Parenthood has a right to operate. Planned Parenthood has a right to provide family planning services. Planned parenthood has a right to perform abortions. Jackie Speier

Cloning looks like a degrading of parenthood and a perversion of the right relation between parents and children. Leon Kass

Close letter words and terms

parentheticality parenthetically parentheticalness Parenti parenticide parentification