# fatherhood

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɑ.ðɚˌhʊd/ · frequency rank #33,230

## Definitions
1. The state of being a father (biological father, stepfather, adoptive father, foster father; sometimes the biological father specifically).

## Etymology
From Middle English faderhode, fadirhode, fadirhede, equivalent to father + -hood.

## Common misspellings (15)
`aftherhood`, `fahterhood`, `fatehrhood`, `fathehrood`, `fatherhhood`, `fatherhod`, `fatherhodo`, `fatherhoodd`, `fatherohod`, `fatherrhood`, `fathherhood`, `fathrehood`, `fattherhood`, `ffatherhood`, `ftaherhood`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fatherhood