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papahood

papahood noun: fatherhood.

Noun

papahood (uncountable)

  1. fatherhood
    • So after “The Rainmaker” in 1997 — another decent, well-acted, sharply directed movie with no evident aspirations to be anything more — he seemed to enter a phase of semi-retirement, devoting himself to winemaking and proud papahood.2007 September 9, A. O. Scott, “Francis Ford Coppola, a Kid to Watch”, in New York Times

Origin of papahood

From papa + -hood.

Questions about papahood

What does papahood mean?
Papahood means fatherhood.
What part of speech is papahood?
Papahood is a noun.

Words near papahood in the dictionary

  1. papagoite
  2. Papagos
  3. Papagou
  4. papaha
  5. papahas
  6. papahood
  7. papaia
  8. papaias
  9. papain
  10. papainase
  11. papains

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