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fatherhood

[fah-ther-hood] / ˈfɑ ðərˌhʊd /
NOUN
paternity
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But Anastasia also pointed to "the lack of a fatherhood culture".

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

"The transition to fatherhood often involves both positive experiences and a range of new stresses," says Jing Zhou, PhD student at the Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, and co-first author of the paper.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

But fatherhood, as you say, is about more than just biology.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

Conversely, for men, fatherhood comes with the opposite effect.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

You have seen in this conversation that the struggle has ruptured and remade me several times over—in Baltimore, at The Mecca, in fatherhood, in New York.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates