MOTHERHOOD

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The kinship relation between an offspring and the mother

Synonyms:

maternity; motherhood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Hypernyms ("motherhood" is a kind of...):

family relationship; kinship; relationship ((anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption)

Derivation:

mother (a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother))

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