motherhood
pronunciation
How to pronounce motherhood in British English:
UK [ˈmʌðəhʊd]
How to pronounce motherhood in American English:
US [ˈmʌðərhʊd]
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- Noun:
- the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother
Word Origin
- motherhood (n.)
- 1590s, from mother (n.1) + -hood.
Example
- 1. It 's mostly about female preference and motherhood .
- 2. We abide by the cult of motherhood ; we worship at the temple of the child .
- 3. Feminists and traditionalists should be able to agree , for instance , that the structures of american society don 't make enough allowances for the particular challenges of motherhood .
- 4. One of my favorite authors susie bright wrote a book called mommy 's little girl : on sex , motherhood , porn and cherry pie .
- 5. " It is the notion that there is something more precious about motherhood and womanhood and domesticity and femininity that often drives the resistance to opening combat to women , " ms. coughlin notes .