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Vinony

motherhood

noun

  1. state of being a mother
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈmʌðəhʊd/ / /ˈmʌðɚˌhʊd/ / /ˈmə-/

noun

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

  1. The state of being a mother.
  2. Mothers, considered as a group.

    “the nation's motherhood”