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parenthood

[pair-uhnt-hood, par-] / ˈpɛər əntˌhʊd, ˈpær- /
NOUN
fatherhood
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NOUN
maternity
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Antonyms
NOUN
motherhood
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If you’re a wealthy celebrity who had the foresight to freeze your eggs—or who wants to use an egg donor—it’s an expensive but relatively simple route to parenthood.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Deaths surrounding the transition to parenthood often have more to do with social vulnerability than biology, and many of them can be prevented.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

But it felt key to the answer of it, and we were talking so much about parenthood and what you would do for your child and what it means.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

Psychologist Charlotte Armitage shares her advice to help parents cope with this new stage of parenthood:

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

“It’s funny—not long ago, parenthood wasn’t even on my mind. And these days, our goslings are all I can think about. As we speak, I can feel myself being pulled back to them, like gravity.”

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown


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