Parenthood — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being a parent

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɛɹənthˌʊd/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈeəɹənthˌʊd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈeəɹənthˌʊd/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈɛɹənthˌʊd/.

Examples

to everyone's surprise, parenthood reformed the man

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

parentage

Parts of Speech

noun	the state of being a parent “to everyone's surprise, parenthood reformed the man”

Word Forms

parent	noun	a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
parent	verb	bring up

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Elternschaft

der Zustand, Eltern zu sein

🇫🇷French

parentalité

l'état d'être parent

🇪🇸Spanish

paternidad

el estado de ser padre

🇮🇹Italian

genitorialità

lo stato di genitore

🇳🇱Dutch

ouderschap

de staat van ouder zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

paternidade

o estado de ser pai

🇷🇺Russian

родительство

состояние быть родителем

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पितृत्व

माता-पिता होने की अवस्था या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

পিতৃত্ব

পিতামাতা হওয়ার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

பெற்றோர்த்துவம்

பெற்றோர் என்ற நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

మాతృత్వం

తల్లిదండ్రులు అనే స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

पालकत्व

पालक असण्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

પિતૃત્વ

માતાપિતા બનવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಿತೃತ್ವ

ಪೋಷಕರ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

രക്ഷാകർതൃത്വം

ഒരു രക്ഷിതാവ് എന്ന അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਾਤਾ-ਪਿਤਾ

ਮਾਪੇ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

ولدیت

والدین ہونے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

为人父母

为人父母的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

親子関係

親であるという状態

🇰🇷Korean

어버이의 신분

부모가 된 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm cha mẹ

tình trạng làm cha mẹ

🇹🇭Thai

ความเป็นพ่อแม่

สถานะของการเป็นผู้ปกครอง

🇮🇩Indonesian

peran sebagai orang tua

keadaan menjadi orang tua

🇵🇭Filipino

pagiging magulang

ang estado ng pagiging magulang

🇲🇾Malay

keibubapaan

keadaan sebagai ibu bapa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الأبوة

حالة كونك أحد الوالدين

🇮🇷Persian

پدر و مادر بودن

حالت پدر و مادر بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

ebeveynlik

ebeveyn olma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

הוֹרוּת

המצב של להיות הורה

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'parenthood'?

The primary meaning of 'parenthood' is 'the state of being a parent'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'parenthood' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'parenthood' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'parenthood' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'parenthood' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'parenthood' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'parenthood' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'parenthood' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'parenthood' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'parenthood' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'parenthood' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted