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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the state of being a parent;
- Example: "to everyone's surprise, parenthood reformed the man"
[syn: parenthood, parentage]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

parenthood
    n 1: the state of being a parent; "to everyone's surprise,
         parenthood reformed the man" [syn: parenthood,
         parentage]