parenthood
Example Sentences
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Elsewhere, states may weigh factors like who underwent physical procedures, whether it is someone’s last chance at biological parenthood, and who paid.
Having kids doesn’t preclude workforce participation, and plenty of liberals are still putting a priority on parenthood.
Despite his insistence that marriage and parenthood should be nearly universal, he talks about his own family with a sense of distance.
From Salon
Unaffordable housing, rising costs and gruelling working hours have led more and more young people to reject marriage or parenthood, or both.
From BBC
He agreed that some slaveowners committed “abuses,” but then he noted our society hasn’t outlawed marriage or parenthood, institutions that have also had abuses.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.