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单词 motherhood
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motherhood

(mʌðəʳhʊd)
uncountable noun
Motherhood is the state of being a mother.
...women who try to combine work and motherhood.

motherhood in British English

(ˈmʌðəˌhʊd)
noun
1. 
the state of being a mother
2. 
the qualities characteristic of a mother

motherhood in American English

(ˈmʌðərˌhʊd)
noun
1. 
the state of being a mother; maternity
2. 
the character or qualities of a mother
3. 
mothers collectively

Examples of 'motherhood' in a sentence
motherhood

As if women are choosing coldly between work and motherhood.
Jackson, Rosie Mothers who Leave (1994)
The next thing you know they will be coming out in favour of motherhood and apple pie.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Younger women are delaying motherhood because they are building careers or cannot afford it.
The Sun (2012)
What she finds hardest about single motherhood seems to be the lack of sleep.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The focus is on women who combine motherhood with running their own business.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
How do you juggle motherhood and running a bank?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But it was not all motherhood and apple pie.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Many delay motherhood thanks to advances in fertility treatment.
The Sun (2015)
Hence the twin surges in male unemployment and single motherhood.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
She has talked about how lucky she has been to combine motherhood with the job she loves.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
And this in the land of motherhood and apple pie.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Experts said many women choose to delay motherhood to focus on their jobs or because of money worries.
The Sun (2015)
Something about marriage and motherhood makes her miserable but be clear none of you can go on like this.
The Sun (2011)
Critics have warned that the change is already acting as a disincentive for women to return to work after motherhood.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
 Working motherhood is a joint responsibility.
The Sun (2013)
Perhaps surprisingly, marriage and motherhood are compatible with spy craft.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It's the same for some of the critics of single motherhood.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
She is particularly good on exposing what marriage and motherhood do to a woman's sense of self.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Many of them are mothers who decide that the best way to juggle motherhood with a rewarding career is to be their own boss.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)

Quotations

The hand that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that rules the worldWilliam Ross WallaceJohn O'London's Treasure Trove

In other languages
motherhood

British English: motherhood NOUN
Motherhood is the state of being a mother.
...women who try to combine work and motherhood.
  • American English: motherhood
  • Brazilian Portuguese: maternidade
  • Chinese: 母亲身份
  • European Spanish: maternidad
  • French: maternité
  • German: Mutterschaft
  • Italian: maternità
  • Japanese: 母であること
  • Korean: 어머니임
  • European Portuguese: maternidade
  • Latin American Spanish: maternidad

Chinese translation of 'motherhood'

motherhood

(ˈmʌðəhud)

n (u)

  1. 母亲(親)身份 (mǔqīn shēnfèn)

Quotation

The hand that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that rules the world [William Ross Wallace – John O'London's Treasure Trove]

Synonyms of 'motherhood'

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