Meaning of FATHERHOOD
| Pronunciation: | | 'fâdhur`hûd
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[n] the kinship relation between an offspring and the father |
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FATHERHOOD is a 10 letter word that starts with F. |
| | Synonyms: | | paternity |
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| | See Also: | | family relationship, kinship, relationship | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Fa"ther*hood\, n.
The state of being a father; the character or authority of a
father; paternity.
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| | Related Terms: | | affiliation, agnation, alliance, ancestry, blood, blood relationship, brotherhood, brothership, cognation, common ancestry, common descent, connection, consanguinity, cousinhood, cousinship, enation, fatherliness, filiation, fraternity, kindred, kinship, maternity, matrilineage, matriliny, matrisib, matrocliny, motherhood, paternalness, paternity, patrilineage, patriliny, patrisib, patrocliny, propinquity, relation, relationship, sibship, sisterhood, sistership, ties of blood |
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