motherhood

From Middle English moderhode, moderhede, equivalent to mother +‎ -hood.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmʌðəhʊd/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmʌðɚˌhʊd/, /ˈmə-/

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• Hyphenation: mo‧ther‧hood

motherhood (countable and uncountable, plural motherhoods)

1. The state of being a mother.
2. Mothers, considered as a group.

   the nation's motherhood

• mommyhood
• momhood
• mumhood

• fatherhood
• parenthood
• siblinghood

• flag, motherhood and apple pie, motherhood and apple pie
• motherhood statement
• Republican motherhood

• motherhood on Wikipedia.Wikipedia