motherhood
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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]
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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
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