motherhood
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motherhood
- /ˈmʌðəhʊd/ UK
- /ˈmʌðɚˌhʊd/ US
- /ˈmə-/ US
- /ˈmʊðəˌhʊd/ Northern England
- /ˈmʌðəɹˌhʉd/ Northern Ireland, Scotland
Rhymes with -ʌðə(ɹ)hʊd
Where it comes from
From Middle English moderhode, moderhede, equivalent to mother + -hood.
noun motherhoods
- The state of being a mother.
- Mothers, considered as a group. the nation's motherhood
Similar: momhood, mumhood, mommyhood, mummyhood, mothership
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: maternity, maternal, parental, parent, parenthood, childcare, nursery, leave, birth, pregnancy, childbearing, childbirth, breast, mamma, child-care, child-rearing
noun
Similar: momhood, mumhood, mommyhood, mummyhood, mothership
Translations
Every language
noun state of being a mother
| Español | maternidad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 모성 moseong, 엄마인 것 omma-in geot |
| 中文 | 母親身份 /母亲身份 mǔqīn shēnfèn, 母性 mǔxìng |
| हिन्दी | मातृत्व mātŕtva |
| Kiswahili | umama |
| Português | maternidade |
| Français | maternité |
| Deutsch | Mutterschaft, Muttersein, Muttertum |
| Русский | матери́нство materínstvo |
| العربية | أُمُومَة ʔumūma |
noun mothers as a group
| 中文 | 母親們 /母亲们 mǔqīnmen, 全體母親 /全体母亲 quántǐ mǔqīn, 母親群體 /母亲群体 mǔqīn qúntǐ |
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| Português | mães |
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@misc{motherhood_2026,
title = {motherhood},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/motherhood},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
