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fatherhood

[fah-ther-hood] / ˈfɑ ðərˌhʊd /
NOUN
paternity
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He adopted a kinder, more family-friendly public persona while also embracing fatherhood - he has three children via surrogacy.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Join Long Beach artist Alex Gardner for the final days of his first solo exhibition in a decade as he reimagines the meaning of fatherhood at Perrotin.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Ms. Saxbe advances conversations long deferred and never more necessary, particularly in her arguments for integrating fatherhood and professional goals.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

He spends chapters meditating on trauma and fatherhood, on periods of feeling spiritually adrift, on coming to love a “majestic” faith tradition while remaining connected to the rowdy evangelicals of his childhood.

From Slate Jun. 18, 2026

Soraya had hers, the general his, and I had this: that perhaps something, someone, somewhere, had decided to deny me fatherhood for the things I had done.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini



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