- fatherhood
- noun see father I
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
fatherhood
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Fatherhood — Fa ther*hood, n. The state of being a father; the character or authority of a father; paternity. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fatherhood — index filiation, paternity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
fatherhood — (n.) early 14c., faderhade; see FATHER (Cf. father) (n.) + HOOD (Cf. hood) … Etymology dictionary
fatherhood — [fä′thərhood΄] n. [ME faderhod: see HOOD] 1. the state of being a father; paternity 2. the qualities or character of a father 3. fathers collectively … English World dictionary
fatherhood — [[t]fɑ͟ːðə(r)hʊd[/t]] N UNCOUNT Fatherhood is the state of being a father. ...the joys of fatherhood … English dictionary
fatherhood — fa|ther|hood [ˈfa:ðəhud US ðər ] n [U] the state of being a father ▪ The idea of fatherhood frightens me … Dictionary of contemporary English
fatherhood — father ► NOUN 1) a male parent. 2) an important figure in the origin and early history of something: Pasteur, the father of microbiology . 3) literary a male ancestor. 4) (often as a title or form of address) a priest. 5) (the Father) (in… … English terms dictionary
Fatherhood (disambiguation) — Fatherhood may mean:* being a father, the male parent of a child * Fatherhood (album), a 1995 album by the British musician Stephen Jones * Fatherhood (book), a 1986 bestselling book by Bill Cosby * Fatherhood (TV series), a United States… … Wikipedia
Fatherhood (book) — Fatherhood is a bestselling 1986 book attributed to Bill Cosby and published by Doubleday Company, Inc. The book was ghostwritten by humorist Ralph Schoenstein.It was later adapted into an animated television series of the same name, which… … Wikipedia
Fatherhood USA — is a three part mini series originally broadcast nationally on PBS in 1998. It was produced and directed by Marion Lipschutz and Rose Rosenblatt of Incite Pictures. The program, hosted by Senator Bill Bradley, seeks to dispel common stereotypes… … Wikipedia
Fatherhood (TV series) — infobox television show name = Fatherhood caption = Arthur Bindlebeep and his family are the stars of Fatherhood , Nick at Nite s first original animated series. rating = TV PG format = Animated sitcom runtime = approx. 0:30 (per episode) creator … Wikipedia
