Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parentship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: par-entship
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition, state, or status of a parent.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The rest of the children do not remain in a mother or father only family but live with a so called multiple parentship."

Etymology

From parent + -ship.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: parent

Usage

Inflected Forms

parentships (plural)

Phrases

foster-parentship

Synonyms

parentness parentality

Questions

What does parentship mean?: The condition, state, or status of a parent.
Where does parentship come from?: From parent + -ship.

How to pronounce parentship

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