Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fatherhood

4 senses of fatherhood

Sense 1
fatherhood, paternity -- (the kinship relation between an offspring and the father)
       => kinship, family relationship, relationship -- ((anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption)

Sense 2
Father, Father-God, Fatherhood -- (God when considered as the first person in the Trinity; "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father")
       INSTANCE OF=> hypostasis, hypostasis of Christ -- (any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united)

Sense 3
fatherhood -- (the status of a religious leader)
       => position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation -- (a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury")

Sense 4
fatherhood -- (the status of a father)
       => position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation -- (a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury")