# die Elternschaft

die Elternschaft is a German noun meaning “parenthood”. Forms: der Elternschaft, die Elternschaften.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Elternschaft
- Plural: die Elternschaften

## In other languages

- Русский: родители, родительский коллектив

## Meanings

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)

## Examples

- Die Elternschaft ist schwer und stressig. — Parenting is difficult and stressful.
- Erst wenn Sie eigene Kinder haben, begreifen Sie die Last der Elternschaft. — It is only when you have your own children that you realize the trouble of parenthood.

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