motherhood
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English moderhode, moderhede, equivalent to mother + -hood.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmʌðəhʊd/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmʌðɚˌhʊd/, /ˈmə-/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: mo‧ther‧hood
Noun edit
motherhood (countable and uncountable, plural motherhoods)
Synonyms edit
Coordinate terms edit
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
state of being a mother
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mothers as a group
Further reading edit
- motherhood on Wikipedia.Wikipedia