D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Motherhood

/mŭth'-ẽrh-o͝odˌ/ · Moth·er·hood · IPA /ˈmʌðɚˌhʊd/
01 n. The state of being a mother; the character or office of a mother.
  1. 1.
    The state of being a mother; the character or office of a mother.