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motherhood [ˈmʌðəˌhʊd] n
1. the state of being a mother 2. the qualities characteristic of a mother ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
motherhood noun Quotations "The hand that rocks the cradle" "Is the hand that rules the world" [William Ross Wallace John O'London's Treasure Trove] Translations motherhood [ˈmʌðərhʊd] n → maternité f Mothering Sunday [ˌmʌðərɪŋˈsʌndi] n (British) (old-fashioned) (= Mother's Day) → la fête des Mères mother-in-law [ˈmʌðərɪnlɔː] n → belle-mère f How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But the Wild is the Wild, and motherhood is motherhood, at all times fiercely protective whether in the Wild or out of it; and the time was to come when the she-wolf, for her grey cub's sake, would venture the left fork, and the lair in the rocks, and the lynx's wrath. Even the cares of prospective motherhood had not entirely quenched the fires of carefree youth, and Teeka had remained a good-natured playmate even at an age when other shes of the tribe of Kerchak had assumed the sullen dignity of maturity. As the days and weeks pussed, Saxon was possessed by a conscious feeling of proud motherhood in her swelling breasts. |
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