father (redirected from fatherhood)

a bit of how's your father (British & Australian, humorous)

sexual activity. Apparently he came home and discovered them having a bit of how's your father in the kitchen.

See also: bit

when someone was a (mere) twinkle in their father's eye (humorous)

at a time before someone was born. All this happened a very long time ago, when you were a mere twinkle in your father's eye.

See also: eye, was