The word 'fatherhood' is correct and usable in written English.
It refers to the state or role of being a father. Example: "John took his responsibilities of fatherhood seriously and always put his children's needs before his own."
Ministers found it difficult to accept that the actions of a sperm donor are comparable to the actions presently defined as those of fatherhood.
I used the mat during the first few weeks of fatherhood – a time when I should have been in a zombified stupor – and I surprised myself with how sprightly I felt.
Parker has taught me that my fear of fatherhood doesn't signal a failure of heart, but of imagination.
"That alone is brilliant," the Arsenal striker says, admitting that fatherhood has taken him pleasantly by surprise.
But fatherhood, I'm learning, offers a funny kind of love.
For the men she spoke to, fatherhood was a source of pride.
"Postfeminist fatherhood and the paternalization of the Eddie Murphy star image," was covered by Hannah Hamad of the University of East Anglia.
By describing Hemingway's life on board, Mr Hendrickson can concentrate on fishing, friendship and fatherhood.
"How long", he asks, "until Merrill Lynch appreciates the power of single women investing and changes its trademark logo, the testosterone-charged bull, into something more graceful?"Note, finally, Mr Penn's prediction that, because there are "measurably fewer men in play... suddenly, the balding guy with the solid job, and the reasonably good fatherhood potential, starts looking kind of hot".
A study published this week shows that fatherhood increases the nerve connections in the region of the brain that controls goal-driven behaviour at least, it does in marmosets.Pregnancy and motherhood have long been known to bring about changes many of them positive to the female brain.
Some women doubt the men are up to responsible fatherhood.
