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Recent Examples of fatherhood
In an interview with PEOPLE in August 2024, Damon opened up about sharing fatherhood advice with his costar Affleck, 53, who has three kids, daughters Violet, 20, and Seraphina, 17 and son Samuel, 13, with his ex Jennifer Garner.
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Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
Inside a notorious prison, a program is focusing on fatherhood and changing how prisoners see themselves.
—Kelsie Hoffman, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
To pay attention to the idea of flawed fatherhood, after all, is to think seriously about what constitutes its opposite, the good dad.
—Susie Goldsbrough, The Atlantic, 28 Dec. 2025
Eight years ago, Coles experienced fatherhood in a different way when Zya was born.
—Dan Pompei, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
In the accompanying story, Jackson discussed his then-burgeoning career and new fatherhood.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2025
Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
Inside a notorious prison, a program is focusing on fatherhood and changing how prisoners see themselves.
—Kelsie Hoffman, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
To pay attention to the idea of flawed fatherhood, after all, is to think seriously about what constitutes its opposite, the good dad.
—Susie Goldsbrough, The Atlantic, 28 Dec. 2025
Eight years ago, Coles experienced fatherhood in a different way when Zya was born.
—Dan Pompei, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
In the accompanying story, Jackson discussed his then-burgeoning career and new fatherhood.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatherhood
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Sibray told investigators that the two began stopping by shortly after Shea filed that court document to establish paternity.—
Stephanie Slifer,
CBS News,
4 Jan. 2026
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Russo-Young revisits her family’s unique—and headline-making—history in this engrossing docuseries about her biological father, a gay sperm donor, suing for paternity rights, and the lawsuit that threatened her already vulnerable family.—
Dan Stahl,
New Yorker,
28 Nov. 2025
Noun
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There were still fights to fight and Perfidia’s restlessness and struggles adjusting to motherhood led her to leave.—
Lindsey Underwood,
Vanity Fair,
13 Jan. 2026
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Three months after welcoming her baby boy, the mom of three shared an update on how her transition into motherhood was going.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Speaking to Fox News in November 2021, Karen opened up about her father’s lifelong struggle with depression and how that shaped her own upbringing.—
Katie Mannion,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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In his work and throughout his career, the rap star spoke unabashedly about his upbringing, his struggles with addiction, and most notably, his faith.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The property works to protect and regenerate a 10-acre woodland on the property and invests money into local communities and projects, including social funding for families and animal rearing.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Jan. 2026
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In postindustrial societies, many of the requirements Brown cited for making work compatible with child-rearing have become less relevant; women work in all sorts of industries requiring focused concentration, for example.—
Stephanie H. Murray,
The Atlantic,
16 Dec. 2025
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“Fatherhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatherhood. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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