motherhood Definition
mother·hood (mut̸h′ər ho̵od′)
noun
- the state of being a mother; maternity
- the character or qualities of a mother
- mothers collectively
motherhood Synonyms
motherhood Usage Examples
Converse of object
- combine: Luckily the option of flexible training meant I could easily combine motherhood with continuing my career.
- delay: But the fact is that many women will still choose to delay motherhood.
- enjoy: However, in the spring of 2002, Ulyana packed her suitcase and departed for Austria to enjoy motherhood.
- choose: The book also gives time to going through the process and then NOT choosing motherhood and ends with practical " parenting alone " information.
- find: Julia Roberts has admitted she's finding motherhood tiring.
- see: A number of women who had become pregnant since leaving home, saw motherhood as their passport to moving back.
Adjective modifier
- surrogate: Contrary to the United States, Switzerland bans the donation of eggs and human embryos, and also bans surrogate motherhood.
- lone: A divorce leading to lone motherhood might not necessarily be an entirely negative experience.
- teenage: This paper examines the socio-economic consequences of teenage motherhood for a cohort of British women born in 1970.
- unmarried: There is evidence here of female shame at unmarried motherhood, but Evans focuses on the images of resourceful, vengeful women.
- impending: Below is a list of some of the first signs of impending motherhood.
- safe: Organizing delivery care: what works for safe motherhood?
Modifies a noun
- sibylla: Single motherhood sibylla can afford the your primary income absorbs the company.
- statement: Great motherhood statement land based gaming of a major can help online.
- strategy: In addition to this principal objective, this website will also explain how an economic evaluation of safe motherhood strategies would be pursued.
- intervention: IMMPACT aims to meet its goal through primary and secondary research activities, conducted alongside major new and existing safe motherhood intervention strategies.
- initiative: According to Adrienne Germain of the International Women's Health Coalition, this first safe motherhood initiative " went down the wrong track " .
Noun used with modifier
time: Pat relished her full time motherhood and the opportunity it gave her to develop other interests.
Preposition: with
career: I'm very lucky - it's the perfect way to combine motherhood with a career.
Preposition: for
cohort: This paper examines the socio-economic consequences of teenage motherhood for a cohort of British women born in 1970.
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