fatherhood
/ˈfɑːðəhʊd
/noun [mass noun]
The state of being a father: the joys of fatherhood had softened him...
- The magazine's target readership is "men in their 30s and 40s who are embracing fatherhood."
- Then she becomes pregnant and breaks the news of impending fatherhood to her boyfriend.
- Marriage and fatherhood have changed his priorities.