Elternschaft

German

Etymology

From Eltern (“parents”) +‎ -schaft (“-ship, -hood”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛltɐnʃaft/
  • (file)

Noun

Elternschaft f (genitive Elternschaft, plural Elternschaften) (plural seldom)

  1. parenthood (state of being parents), parenting (process of raising and educating a child)
  2. (collective noun) parents (of a school or community as a whole)

Declension

Derived terms

  • Elternschaftstest
  • Elternschaftsprozess
  • Elternschaftsfeststellung
  • Elternschaftsbestimmung
  • Elternschaftsanerkennung
  • Elternschaftsanfechtung
  • Scheinelternschaft

Further reading

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