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What is the difference between (brothership, daughterhood,....) and (brotherhood, daughter,...) ? What is the difference between (brothership, daughterhood,....) and (brotherhood, daughter,...) ? I mean the difference between the sufixes "ship'' and ''hood'' in this case! thanks
16 de abr de 2016 23:42
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I have never heard "brothership" or "daughtership" as a native English speaker. "Brotherhood" is usually used figuratively, as in the phrase "the brotherhood of man." The suffixes -ship and -hood often mean the same thing, but they aren't used interchangeably; for example, it's parenthood, brotherhood, sisterhood, fatherhood, motherhood (the latter two describing the state of being a parent), but relationship.
17 de abril de 2016
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Only the word "brotherhood" is in use. There are NO such words as brothership, sistership, or sisterhood.
17 de abril de 2016
1
I don't see a difference between brotherhood/brothership, etc they are the same, also you can say 'brethern" daughterhood/ship are the same sisterhood/ship
17 de abril de 2016
1
I agree with Ashley and Lee. 'Brothership' and 'sistership' and 'daughtership' do not exist. We have 'brotherhood' and, less commonly 'sisterhood' to refer to a community or sense of community. And - rather confusingly - we have 'childhood' and 'adulthood', in which the 'hood' suffix has a different meaning. 'Childhood' and 'adulthood' refer to these periods of our lives. And, as Ashley says, we also have 'motherhood', 'fatherhood' and 'parenthood' to refer to these states. Words ending in 'ship' connected with relationships are 'relationship' itself and 'friendship'.
21 de abril de 2016
"ship" endings are very seldom used, and may sound funny to many native speakers, but yes they do exist, but are probably obsolete or archaic.
18 de abril de 2016
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