PARENTHOOD


Meaning of PARENTHOOD in English

par ‧ ent ‧ hood /ˈpeərənthʊd $ ˈper-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

the state of being a parent ⇨ motherhood :

Story-reading should be one of the great joys of parenthood.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.