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parenthood

[pair-uhnt-hood, par-] / ˈpɛər əntˌhʊd, ˈpær- /
NOUN
fatherhood
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NOUN
maternity
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Antonyms
NOUN
motherhood
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Psychologist Charlotte Armitage shares her advice to help parents cope with this new stage of parenthood:

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Some may find a partner and conceive on their own; some may decide they no longer want children; and others may choose another path to parenthood, such as adoption.

From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026

It returned this season with a movie that revisits the same characters, all grown up and grappling with parenthood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Andrade-Wells said the company plans to expand and foster its online parenthood community and resources, which provide services like free feeding consultations and “a lot of education about that zero-to-one first year.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Their hearts were wrung with anguish, the anguish of having children, a vulnerability as astonishing as the capacity for love that parenthood brings, in a cuff link set all its own .

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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