parentship

English

Etymology

From parent +‎ -ship.

Noun

parentship (countable and uncountable, plural parentships)

1. The condition, state, or status of a parent.
   • 1997, Santiago Redondo, Advances in Psychology and Law: International Contributions - Page 55:

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

Synonyms

• parentness

Derived terms

• foster-parentship