parenthood

[ pair-uh nt-hoo d, par- ]

/ ˈpɛər əntˌhʊd, ˈpær- /

the state, position, or relation of a parent.

Origin of parenthood

First recorded in 1855–60; parent + -hood

non·par·ent·hood, noun

Camille Hammond, CEO of Tinina Q Cade Foundation, said simply that the pathways to parenthood are different.

Want Blue Eyes With That Baby?: The Strange New World of Human Reproduction |Eleanor Clift |November 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And, presumably, parenthood is linked to marriage for most of these men.

High Manxiety: Thirtysomething Men Are The New Neurotic Singles |Hannah Seligson |May 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Parenthood is a rare gem on network television: a family drama.

These 5 ‘On the Bubble’ TV Shows Shouldn’t Be Canceled |Kevin Fallon |April 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Nor am I one of those pathetic “men” too wimpy to handle the grit of parenthood.

Why Men Shouldn’t Wait To Have Kids |Conor P. Williams |March 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Suddenly, the show isn't just a metaphor about marriage; it's a metaphor about parenthood as well.

Why ‘The Americans’ Is the Best Spy Show on TV |Andrew Romano |February 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The fundamental law of eugenics demands that all education be exerted for parenthood.

The Eugenic Marriage, Volume I. (of IV.) |W. Grant Hague, M.D.
Continuance of the society depends on satisfaction of those primarily personal needs which result in marriage and parenthood.

The Data of Ethics |Herbert Spencer
They claim also that such a plan would remove economic restrictions on parenthood which now often work social harm.

The Family and it's Members |Anna Garlin Spencer
Every effort should be made to permeate art—dramatic, plastic, or literary—with the highest ideals of sex and parenthood.

Applied Eugenics |Paul Popenoe and Roswell Hill Johnson
It is woman who bears the great burden of parenthood, and with her the decision must rest.

Woman and Womanhood |C. W. Saleeby