FATHERHOOD

fatherhood

(noun) the status of a father

fatherhood

(noun) the status of a religious leader

Father, Father-God, Fatherhood

(noun) God when considered as the first person in the Trinity; “hear our prayers, Heavenly Father”

fatherhood, paternity

(noun) the kinship relation between an offspring and the father

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fatherhood (countable and uncountable, plural fatherhoods)

The state of being a father.

Coordinate terms

• motherhood

• parenthood

• siblinghood

Source: Wiktionary


Fa"ther*hood, n.

Definition: The state of being a father; the character or authority of a father; paternity.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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