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Definitions for Motherhood
ˈmʌð ərˌhʊdmoth·er·hood

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. motherhood, maternitynoun

    the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother

Wiktionary

  1. motherhoodnoun

    the state of being a mother

  2. motherhoodnoun

    mothers as a group

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Motherhoodnoun

    The office or character of a mother.

    Etymology: from mother.

    Thou shalt see the blessed mother-maid
    Exalted more for being good,
    Than for her interest of motherhood. John Donne.

ChatGPT

  1. motherhood

    Motherhood refers to the state or role of being a mother. It encompasses the aspects of raising a child or children, such as giving birth, nurturing, caring, teaching, and providing emotional, physical, and social support. Motherhood can also represent the influence and impact a mother has on her children's development, well-being, and in the functioning of the larger society.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Motherhoodnoun

    the state of being a mother; the character or office of a mother

Wikidata

  1. Motherhood

    Motherhood is a 2009 independent comedy-drama film written and directed by Katherine Dieckmann and starring Uma Thurman.

The Roycroft Dictionary

  1. motherhood

    The headliner in God's great vaudeville.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Motherhood in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Motherhood in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Motherhood in a Sentence

  1. Gae Magnafici:

    As the Assembly chair of Family Law, a nurse, and a mom, I am insulted. I’m calling on Governor Evers to stop downplaying womanhood, stop downplaying motherhood, and stop downplaying settled science.

  2. Liberty Mildner:

    Every mom’s situation is different, we need to love them with our resources, our money, but also with our whole lives. Pregnancies are hard and being a mother is hard. The goal is to completely change the culture around motherhood and to see how beautiful it is.

  3. The Pope:

    Today we see a form of selfishness. We see that people do not want to have children, or just one and no more. And many, many couples do not have children because they do not want to, or they have just one -- but they have two dogs, two cats... Yes, dogs and cats take the place of children, this denial of fatherhood or motherhood diminishes us, it takes away our humanity.

  4. Meghan McCain:

    I think that everyone knows this has not been a smooth road to motherhood. Its taken a lot of physical, mental, emotional strength to get here ... I sort of didnt know if I was ever going to be a mom.

  5. Jason Koerner/Getty Images:

    It’s incredibly empowering, i feel like I have unlocked this superpower, as crazy as it sounds, to help make women feel as comfortable as possible with themselves. I want other women to say, ‘She’s a mom and she did it. I can do it too.’ I want to use my platform to connect with other women, inspire them to go after their dreams, whether it’s Sports Illustrated or motherhood, work – whatever it is. I’m just so grateful that I can do that.

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