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father·hood (-ho̵od′)

noun

  1. the state of being a father; paternity
  2. the qualities or character of a father
  3. fathers collectively

Etymology: ME faderhod: see -hood

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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