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motherhood

/muhth-er-hood/US // ˈmʌð ərˌhʊd //UK // (ˈmʌðəˌhʊd) //

母性,母亲的身份,母亲,母爱

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the state of being a mother; maternity.
    • : the qualities or spirit of a mother.
    • : mothers collectively.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : having or relating to an inherent worthiness, justness, or goodness that is obvious or unarguable: legislation pushed through on a motherhood basis.

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Examples

  • So, I made it my mission to create a new mom-wear line that would empower professional expecting and new moms to honor their identities, while embracing the transformation of motherhood.

  • Over the decades, Rogers had learned that motherhood meant doing hard things.

  • She’d seen too many women in her family in bad marriages with bad men, trapped by a combination of motherhood, poverty and trauma.

  • It was motherhood, she said, that sparked her activist role there.

  • So much so, she decided to take a step back and focus on motherhood.

  • And motherhood is indeed one of the biggest siphons that draws women away from tech.

  • The incompatibility between motherhood and tech, it seems, runs far deeper than the timing of pregnancy alone.

  • It is about unfortunate biological mechanisms gone awry, compounded by the real stress of motherhood.

  • We need to a better job of explaining that women use birth control for much more than delaying or avoiding motherhood.

  • President Obama is absolutely correct that ensuring work is compatible with motherhood is essential.

  • And as I gazed at the holy face, another light seemed to change it by degrees from saddened motherhood to triumphant woman!

  • She gave her husband three children, though she never loved him, devoting herself to the duties of motherhood.

  • I have been cheated out of the joys of motherhood, that is the truth—the spring was poisoned for me at the very beginning.

  • All women display an innocent artfulness, the first time they find themselves facing motherhood.

  • Perhaps no greater charm prevails in this world of wage-earners than the attitude toward motherhood.