| Noun | 1. | fatherhood - the kinship relation between an offspring and the father | |
| 2. | Fatherhood - God when considered as the first person in the Trinity; "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father"hypostasis - any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united | |
| 3. | fatherhood - the status of a religious leader | |
| 4. | fatherhood - the status of a father | |