HyperDic: motherhood

English > 1 sense of the word *motherhood*:
NOUN	relation	motherhood, maternity	the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother

motherhood > pronunciation
Sounds	mah'dherhhuh.d
Rhymes	adulthood ... wormwood: 60 rhymes with uhd...

English > *motherhood*: 1 sense > noun 1, relation
Meaning	The kinship relation between an offspring and the mother.
Synonym	maternity
Broader	kinship, family relationship, relationship	(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
Spanish	maternidad
Catalan	maternitat
Nouns	mother	a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)