motherhood

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The state of being a mother.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Mothers, considered as a group.

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmʌðəhʊd/
Etymology

In summary

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

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