motherhood
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2.1
- noun
- /ˈmʌðərˌhʊd/
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maternidad
- She found great joy in the challenges of motherhood as she watched her children grow.
- single motherhood
- unwed motherhood
- teen motherhood
And it was the first time I was like, wow, motherhood is controversial.
- And it was the first time I was like, wow, motherhood is controversial.
- How do you feel like motherhood has changed your life?
- And how has motherhood changed your whole life now?
- The most underrated part of motherhood is that it's it's hard.
- Is there something you know now about motherhood that maybe you didn't know before you started this?
- And to talk about the, the ambivalence of motherhood and how it owns you, whether you own it.
- I also refuse to be a martyr to an antiquated idea of motherhood.
- Like this is we have a structural problem in this country around, around parenthood and motherhood for those who choose it.
- I mean, obviously motherhood is its own, you know, completely consuming activity.
- You know, how has motherhood been, especially, you know, coming out of the pandemic?
Examples
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It's an amazing meditation on motherhood and grief.
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So yeah, in terms of like, being a mum and motherhood, I am loving every second.
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I am providing a good example of motherhood to my child.
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How do you feel like motherhood has changed your life?
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And how has motherhood changed your whole life now?
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But I love the current phase of motherhood and knowing you, you will too.
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And it was the first time I was like, wow, motherhood is controversial.
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We need to understand much more fully the history of motherhood in all of its complexity.
Academic text (1994) -
Even for women who desired motherhood, the concept of family leave did not exist and was not available.
Academic text (2017) -
I'd like to talk about motherhood because you've been so open about your journey online.
Synonyms
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3.7
Being the mother of a child
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Motherhood is made from the common word mother and the old ending -hood, which means 'state' or 'condition', as in childhood. So motherhood literally means the 'state of being a mother' and helps explain the idea of a mother's experience and role.