noun · neutral
parenthood
UK/ˈpeərə(n)thʊd/US/ˈperənˌhʊd/PA·rent·hood
Band 5-6speakingtask2
the state or experience of being a parent
Examples
“Many policies affect the costs and responsibilities of parenthood.”
“Parenthood brings both joy and stress.”
“He talked about the challenges of modern parenthood.”
Band 8 sentence
“Policy-makers should consider how access to childcare influences both the cost and quality of parenthood.”
Collocations
- the challenges of parenthood
- responsibilities of parenthood
- enter parenthood
Word family
parent nounparenting noun/gerundparenthood noun
Common mistakes
I started my parenthood last year.→I became a parent last year.
the parenthood→parenthood
Say it for a higher band
5being a parent→6parenting→7+parenthood
Synonyms
parenting
Easily confused
parenting
“Good parenting requires patience and consistency.”
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In -hood
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