parenthood

par·ent  (pârnt, pr-)

n.

1. One who begets, gives birth to, or nurtures and raises a child; a father or mother.

2. An ancestor; a progenitor.

3. An organism that produces or generates offspring.

4. A guardian; a protector.

5. A parent company.

6. A source or cause; an origin: Despair is the parent of rebellion.

v. par·ent·ed, par·ent·ing, par·ents

v.tr.

1. To act as a parent to; raise and nurture: "A genitor who does not parent the child is not its parent" (Ashley Montagu).

2. To cause to come into existence; originate.

v.intr.

To act as a parent.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin parns, parent-, from past active participle of parere, to give birth; see per-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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parent·hood n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

parenthood - the state of being a parent; "to everyone's surprise, parenthood reformed the man" parentage adulthood - the state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity

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parenthood

noun fatherhood or motherhood, parenting, rearing, bringing up, nurturing, upbringing, child rearing, baby or child care, fathering or mothering She may not feel ready for the responsibilities of parenthood.

Quotations
"Before I got married I had six theories about bringing up children; now I have six children, and no theories" [John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester]

Translations

parenthood [ˈpɛərənthʊd] N → paternidad f
planned parenthood → planificación f familiar, paternidad f responsable

parenthood [ˈpɛərənthʊd] n → parentalité f
young people facing the new responsibility of parenthood → les jeunes face aux responsabilités de la parentalité

parenthood

n → Elternschaft f; the joys of parenthood → die Vater-/Mutterfreuden pl; the idea of parenthood frightened her → sie schrak zurück vor dem Gedanken, Mutter zu sein

parenthood [ˈpɛər/ənthʊd] n → paternità (or maternità)

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parenthood [ˈpɛər/ənthʊd] n → paternità (or maternità)