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dadship

dadship noun: the role of being a dad; fatherhood.

Noun

dadship (uncountable)

  1. (informal) The role of being a dad; fatherhood
    • I then took on a little different form of dadship when I became the bonus dad of Carter and James.2009, Stephen Arterburn, John Shore, Midlife Manual for Men: Finding Significance in the Second Half

Origin of dadship

From dad + -ship.

Questions about dadship

What does dadship mean?
Dadship means the role of being a dad; fatherhood.
What part of speech is dadship?
Dadship is a noun.

Words near dadship in the dictionary

  1. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
  2. dadratted
  3. dadrock
  4. dads
  5. Dads and Daves
  6. dadship
  7. dadsonite
  8. dadsplain
  9. dadsplained
  10. dadsplaining
  11. dadsplains

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