Definition of "parenthood" []

• The state of being a parent (noun)

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• "This is the term parenthood, a hybrid no doubt, but not perhaps much the worse for that."
• "He called Kyl a "nice guy" who had told a "horrible lie" that he said was fed to him by "fanatical enemies of Planned Parenthood who hate the idea that the word 'planned' should ever come before the word 'parenthood.'""
• "The absolute summary of parenthood is the pride you feel in watching your little ones learn to do things for themselves and the absolute terror of the day they no longer need you."