Parenthood

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Parenthood \Par"ent*hood\, n.
     The state of a parent; the office or character of a parent.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  parenthood
       n : the state of being a parent; "to everyone's surprise,
           parenthood reformed the man" [syn: {parentage}]