noun · academic
parenthoodhood
Band 6-7task2speaking
(illustrative non-standard form showing a common mistake: doubling -hood)
Examples
“X is a nonsense example used to show how doubling suffixes creates errors.”
“This entry intentionally shows a form you should avoid in academic writing.”
“Never write 'parenthoodhood' — use 'parenthood'.”
Band 8 sentence
“(Ví dụ sai được ghi để cảnh báo) Avoid redundant coinages such as parenthoodhood in formal essays.”
Collocations
- enter parenthood
- responsibilities of parenthood
Word family
parenthood nounparental adjective
Common mistakes
thêm -hood vào sau một từ đã có -hood (ví dụ parenthoodhood)→parenthood
Say it for a higher band
5being a parent→6parenthood→7+parenthoodhood
Synonyms
parenting
Easily confused
parenthood
“She embraced parenthood with a mixture of joy and anxiety.”
Related words
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In -hood
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