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"fatherhood" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often paternity (9 letters).
Definitions
the status of a father
Word origin
From Middle English faderhode, fadirhode, fadirhede, equivalent to father + -hood.
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Dad status”10 letters
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