motherhood

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmʌðəhʊd/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmʌðɚˌhʊd/, /ˈmə-/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Hyphenation: mo‧ther‧hood

Noun

motherhood (countable and uncountable, plural motherhoods)

  1. The state of being a mother.
  2. Mothers, considered as a group.
    the nation's motherhood

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