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fatherhood

[fah-ther-hood] / ˈfɑ ðərˌhʊd /
NOUN
paternity
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But Anastasia also pointed to "the lack of a fatherhood culture".

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

"The transition to fatherhood often involves both positive experiences and a range of new stresses," says Jing Zhou, PhD student at the Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, and co-first author of the paper.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

But fatherhood, as you say, is about more than just biology.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

Conversely, for men, fatherhood comes with the opposite effect.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

There are even a number of present-day human cultures in which collective fatherhood is practised, as for example among the Barí Indians.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari