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familyhoodnoun

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What does the noun familyhood mean?

There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun familyhood. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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How common is the noun familyhood?

Fewer than 0.01occurrences per million words in modern written English

1860	0.0007
1870	0.0008
1880	0.001
1890	0.001
1900	0.0009
1910	0.0009
1920	0.0009
1930	0.0015
1940	0.0032
1950	0.0046
1960	0.006
1970	0.0073
1980	0.0085
1990	0.0099
2000	0.011
2010	0.01

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How is the noun familyhood pronounced?

British English

/ˈfam(ᵻ)lɪhʊd/

FAM-uh-lee-huud

/ˈfaml̩ɪhʊd/

FAM-uhl-ee-huud

U.S. English

/ˈfæm(ə)liˌhʊd/

FAM-uh-lee-huud

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Where does the noun familyhood come from?

Earliest known use

1800s

The earliest known use of the noun familyhood is in the 1800s.

OED's earliest evidence for familyhood is from 1808, in Barber's Shop.

familyhood is formed within English, by derivation.

Etymons: family n., ‑hood suffix.

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Nearby entries

family doctor, n.1756–
family doctor, v.1936–
family feeling, n.1785–
family fortune, n.1750–
family friend, n.1737–
family-friendly, adj.1984–
family government, n.1598–
family head, n.1738–
family history, n.1726–
family home, n.1816–
familyhood, n.1808–
family hotel, n.1780–
family hour, n.1793–
family house, n.1727–
family income supplement, n.1968–
familyish, adj.1824–
family jewels, n.1735–
family law, n.1728–
family leave, n.1968–
family likeness, n.1748–
family line, n.a1694–

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Entry history for familyhood, n.

familyhood, n. was first published in December 2013.

familyhood, n. was last modified in July 2023.

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Revisions and additions of this kind were last incorporated into familyhood, n. in July 2023.

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family doctor, n.1756–
family doctor, v.1936–
family feeling, n.1785–
family fortune, n.1750–
family friend, n.1737–
family-friendly, adj.1984–
family government, n.1598–
family head, n.1738–
family history, n.1726–
family home, n.1816–
familyhood, n.1808–
family hotel, n.1780–
family hour, n.1793–
family house, n.1727–
family income supplement, n.1968–
familyish, adj.1824–
family jewels, n.1735–
family law, n.1728–
family leave, n.1968–
family likeness, n.1748–
family line, n.a1694–

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