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Meaning of PARENTHOOD

Pronunciation:  'pehrunt`hûd

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 Definition: [n]  the state of being a parent; "to everyone's surprise, parenthood reformed the man"
 
 Synonyms: parentage
 
 See Also: adulthood

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Par"ent*hood\, n.
The state of a parent; the office or character of a parent.

 

 

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