motherhood

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Recent Examples of motherhood Longer-term space travel will require serious conversations about motherhood, family and health. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 9 Oct. 2026 The 65-minute show at the Wallis, which moves to South Coast Repertory on Thursday, blends cabaret, memoir and comedy, with songs about motherhood and perimenopause. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 For Rundle’s clients, who are often dealing with new motherhood, a stroller walk can feel much more feasible than a fancy dinner. — Angela Haupt, Time, 6 Oct. 2026 De Villiers’ content similarly focuses on fashion, beauty, motherhood, wellness, and travel. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026 For years, Tamica Brown wondered if motherhood would ever be a part of her story. — Olivia Laborde, AJC.com, 5 Oct. 2026 The late Caro’s documentary feature follows Fresia, a young Mapuche woman from Alto Biobío who must leave her community to give birth in the city, navigating motherhood between two worlds. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026 And, though the experience of severe mental illness and motherhood remain almost invisible in popular discussion, more than 100,000 women with severe mental illnesses have children every year in the United States. — Meg Leduc, STAT, 23 Sep. 2026 The case sparked a nationwide discussion about motherhood and feminism throughout the summer. — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motherhood
Noun
  • The cultural ascendance of intensive mothering, in which mothers are deemed entirely responsible for their children’s well-being and success, has upped the ante.
    — Marianne Cooper, Time, 5 Aug. 2026
  • To make their point perfectly clear, women are sharing photos of themselves breastfeeding in front of Old Masters paintings in museums that depict the very same mothering act.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 6 July 2026
Noun
  • Quarantine has also been imposed in at least one of the city’s maternity hospitals, according to Liudi Baikala.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Take a look below for more of Hathaway’s maternity shoe style.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Huncho spoke to Complex about how fatherhood has already brought positive change to his life.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Ali stars as Latif, a devoutly religious hitman who struggles to balance work, faith and fatherhood.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Besides paternity and maternity leave, the company helps pay off student loans, provides support for aging parents, reimburses IVF and surrogacy expenses, and offers support programs for neurodiverse employees and parents of neurodiverse children.
    — Tamlin Magee, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Buehler had opened the series on the paternity list before getting reinstated on Monday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

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“Motherhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motherhood. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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