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At 24, I took time off to have a baby, and ever since, I have been juggling modelling with motherhood.
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Meaning of "motherhood" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MOTHERHOOD

motherhood  [ˈmʌðəˌhʊd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOTHERHOOD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Motherhood is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MOTHERHOOD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

motherhood

Mother

A mother is a woman who has raised a child, given birth to a child, and/or supplied the egg which in union with a sperm grew into a child. The definition can also be extended to non-human animals and may then also include being the animal that donated a body cell which has resulted in a clone. Because of the complexity and differences of a mother's social, cultural, and religious definitions and roles, it is challenging to specify a universally acceptable definition for the term. The male parallel is father.

Definition of motherhood in the English dictionary

The definition of motherhood in the dictionary is the state of being a mother. Other definition of motherhood is the qualities characteristic of a mother.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MOTHERHOOD


adulthood
ˈædʌltˌhʊd
brotherhood
ˈbrʌðəˌhʊd
creaturehood
ˈkriːtʃəˌhʊd
falsehood
ˈfɔːlsˌhʊd
fatherhood
ˈfɑːðəˌhʊd
flapperhood
ˈflæpəˌhʊd
girlhood
ˈɡɜːlˌhʊd
godhood
ˈɡɒdˌhʊd
hardihood
ˈhɑːdɪˌhʊd
likelihood
ˈlaɪklɪˌhʊd
livelihood
ˈlaɪvlɪˌhʊd
neighborhood
ˈneɪbəˌhʊd
neighbourhood
ˈneɪbəˌhʊd
personhood
ˈp£ːsənˌhʊd
priesthood
ˈpriːstˌhʊd
singlehood
ˈsɪŋɡəlˌhʊd
sisterhood
ˈsɪstəˌhʊd
toddlerhood
ˈtɒdlərˌhʊd
traitorhood
ˈtreɪtəˌhʊd
womanhood
ˈwʊmənˌhʊd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOTHERHOOD

mother-of-thousands
mother-out-law
mother-to-be
Mother´s Day
mother´s help
motherboard
mothercraft
motherese
motherfucker
motherfucking
motherhouse
mothering
Mothering Sunday
motherland
motherless
motherlessness
motherliness
motherly
mothers superior
mothers-in-law

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOTHERHOOD

bachelorhood
beggarhood
boyhood
childhood
daughterhood
hood
knighthood
lens hood
manhood
masterhood
maximum likelihood
parenthood
prophethood
selfhood
spinsterhood
statehood
surrogate motherhood
victimhood
waiterhood
widowerhood

Synonyms and antonyms of motherhood in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «motherhood» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOTHERHOOD

Find out the translation of motherhood to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of motherhood from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «motherhood» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

母亲身份
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

maternidad
570 millions of speakers

English

motherhood
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मातृत्व
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأمومة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

материнство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

maternidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাতৃত্ব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

maternité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ibu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mutterschaft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

母であること
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

어머니임
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ibu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm mẹ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தாய்மை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मातृत्व
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

annelik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

maternità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

macierzyństwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

материнство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

maternitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μητρότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

moederskap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

moderskap
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

morskap
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of motherhood

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOTHERHOOD»

The term «motherhood» is very widely used and occupies the 22.463 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOTHERHOOD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «motherhood» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «motherhood» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about motherhood

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10 QUOTES WITH «MOTHERHOOD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word motherhood.
1
Saffron Aldridge
At 24, I took time off to have a baby, and ever since, I have been juggling modelling with motherhood.
2
Nita Ambani
Motherhood is the most challenging as well as the utmost satisfying vocation in this world.
3
Anita Baker
Completeness? Happiness? These words don't come close to describing my emotions. There truly is nothing I can say to capture what motherhood means to me, particularly given my medical history.
4
Madhur Bhandarkar
My inherent belief is that motherhood is pious, and I am humbled by it.
5
Victoria Billings
The best thing that could happen to motherhood already has. Fewer women are going into it.
6
Brooke Burke
I think with motherhood and child-rearing in general, everyone's going to tell you how to do it and why. I've always said to other mothers and women when they've asked me, that you have to find your own way and find out what works for your family, at all costs.
7
A. S. Byatt
I grew up with that completely fictive idea of motherhood, where the mother never strayed from the kitchen. All the women in my books are very afraid that if they do anything with their minds they won't be complete women. I don't think my daughters' generation has that feeling.
8
Laetitia Casta
I don't understand why women journalists always ask women about motherhood? It's far more important and interesting for women to talk about their work, their thoughts, their creativity and their individual identity.
9
Courteney Cox
There's no doubt that motherhood is the best thing in my life. It's all that really matters.
10
Rachel Cusk
As it stands, motherhood is a sort of wilderness through which each woman hacks her way, part martyr, part pioneer; a turn of events from which some women derive feelings of heroism, while others experience a sense of exile from the world they knew.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOTHERHOOD»

Discover the use of motherhood in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to motherhood and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Joys of Motherhood
This story of a young mother's struggles in 1950s Lagos is a powerful commentary on polygamy, patriarchy, and women's changing roles in urban Nigeria.
Buchi Emecheta, 1994
2
Motherhood in Bondage
Margaret Sanger (1883-1966) was a leading figure in the American birth control movement. Trained as a nurse, she moved to New York City to work among the poor.
‎2000
3
Beyond Motherhood: Choosing a Life Without Children
Women from all over the country share their experiences and offer insights into what it is like not having children, and describe what factors helped shape their decision to remain childless
Jeanne Safer, 1996
4
Motherhood
Looks at the ever-changing definition of motherhood and the variety of life styles and social situations of modern American mothers, including working mothers, single and divorced mothers, and feminist mothers.
Elizabeth Sirimarco, 1991
5
Promises I Can Keep: Why Poor Women Put Motherhood before ...
Promises I Can Keep offers an intimate look at what marriage and motherhood mean to these women and provides the most extensive on-the-ground study to date of why they put children before marriage despite the daunting challenges they know ...
Kathryn Edin, Maria Kefalas, 2011
6
Revolutionizing Motherhood: The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo
In this volume, Marguerite G. Bouvard traces the history of the Mothers and examines how they have transformed maternity from a passive, domestic role to one of public strength.
Marguerite Guzman Bouvard, 2002
7
Abortion and the Politics of Motherhood
In this important study of the abortion controversy in the United States, Kristin Luker examines the issues, people, and beliefs on both sides of the abortion conflict.
Kristin Luker, 1984
8
Motherhood: A Feminist Perspective
Finally, here is an enlightening and empowering book that defines motherhood from a feminist perspective and then explores the implications of that definition.
Jane Price Knowles, Ellen Cole, 1990
9
Consuming Motherhood
This work addresses the provocativw question of how motherhood and consumption - as ideologies and as patterns of social action - mutually shape and constitute each other in contemporary life.
Janelle S. Taylor, Linda L. Layne, Danielle F. Wozniak, 2004
10
From Motherhood to Citizenship: Women's Rights and ...
In From Motherhood to Citizenship, Nitza Berkovitch argues that this trend is not confined to specific countries, but represents a worldwide phenomenon.
Nitza Berkovitch, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOTHERHOOD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term motherhood is used in the context of the following news items.
1
No Motherhood Yet for 100-Year-Old Turtle
Two months ago the world's conservationists crossed their collective fingers and waited to find out if a 100-year-old female Yangtze giant ... «Scientific American, Jul 15»
2
Help Banish the Motherhood Penalty
In fact the discrimination runs so deeply against women with children that there is a name for it: The Motherhood Penalty. And who really suffers ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
Sofía Vergara Motherhood: Colombian Bombshell Loves Being A …
I think I have handled motherhood and my career with heart and brain within all the circumstances I went through. I knew I had to work to ... «Latin Times, Jul 15»
4
Motherhood takes on a different meaning when you visit your 19 …
Motherhood now is stripped down to the barest of bones. I have never even walked by a jail, let alone set foot in one. I will spare you how I ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
5
Anthonia Akitunde Is Redefining Black Motherhood With mater mea
Wanting to change this misrepresentation of Black motherhood, especially on the web, Anthonia Akitunde founded mater mea, a website that ... «Madame Noire, Jul 15»
6
Motherhood and Mental Illness in American Horror Story
Horror usually has interesting perspectives on motherhood, whether positive or negative. Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's “American Horror ... «Dread Central, Jul 15»
7
Face Of Breastfeeding Cat Sums Up Motherhood For Every Mum Ever
Yes, this cat looks knackered by the strains of motherhood, but hers is also a face that says: “I got this.” (Picture: Hamusoku) Funny animals ... «Yahoo News UK, Jul 15»
8
Motherhood hasn't slowed Cainglet-Cayetano's volleyball dream
The 25-year-old mother and athlete says that volleyball also inspires those who play it to learn discipline, not only during games, but off the ... «Rappler, Jul 15»
9
A Touching Celebration Of Modern Black Motherhood
Blogger Brandi Riley is sharing a view of modern black motherhood with a beautiful collection of mommy moments. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
10
Suzanne Whitton :The Six Phases of Motherhood
I know that some people find this phase of motherhood so all-consuming and unpredictable that they can't wait for it to end. You might be surprised to learn that I ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»

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