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patrescence

patrescence noun: the process of becoming (and coming to inhabit the role of) a father.

Noun

patrescence (uncountable)

  1. The process of becoming (and coming to inhabit the role of) a father.
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Origin of patrescence

Compare Latin pater (“father”), English matrescence (“becoming a mother”).

Questions about patrescence

What does patrescence mean?
Patrescence means the process of becoming (and coming to inhabit the role of) a father.
What part of speech is patrescence?
Patrescence is a noun.

Words near patrescence in the dictionary

  1. Patrakarpuram
  2. patrao
  3. patraos
  4. Patras
  5. Patrayani
  6. patrescence
  7. Patrese
  8. patresfamilias
  9. patress
  10. patresses
  11. patri-

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