noun
motherhood
MUH-thuh-huud
noun
1
The state or experience of being a mother.
"Motherhood changed the way she saw the world."
"The book explores the challenges of early motherhood."
How to Use Motherhood
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe condition or role of being someone's mother.
Common pairings
embrace motherhood
the joys of motherhood
single motherhood
Word Forms
motherhoods plural
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Etymology
From Middle English moderhode, built from "mother" plus the suffix "-hood", which denotes a state or condition.