parentshipn.
/ˈpɛːrən(t)ʃɪp/, /ˈpɛːrn̩(t)ʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈpɛrən(t)ˌʃɪp/ The state or condition of being a parent; the role of a parent.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > parent > parenthood > [noun]
parentality1780
parentship1838
parenthood1853
parentage1876
1838 E. Bulwer-Lytton Calderon i. 64 He knew not for what end Calderon had forced upon him the honours of spurious parentship.
1895 J. Kidd Morality & Relig. viii. 337 The ideas that flow from it are not kingship and citizenship, but parentship and sonship.
1946 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 67 299 They based the investigation of linguistic parentship only on innovations.
2002 Scotsman (Nexis) 24 July 13 Adjudication in the case of the parentship of the black twins is not expected before November.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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