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MOTHERHOOD
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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))