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Recent Examples of motherhood
As a first-time parent, Hayley Erbert is candidly opening up about the complexities of motherhood.
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Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026
Online and offline, motherhood has started to resemble a real-life Truman Show — a performance carried out under constant observation, where strangers across the country appoint themselves judge and jury.
—Micah Barkley, Bloomberg, 10 Apr. 2026
Over the next decade and a half Allen continued to evolve stylistically and lyrically, moving from pop culture commentary to more emotionally revealing narratives about marital breakdowns, motherhood, and personal identity crises.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Apr. 2026
Where husbands were understanding but not overly alarmed, because by all accounts this was what motherhood was supposed to feel like.
—Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
God has selected her, specifically, as a candidate for motherhood.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
Shot across Spain and Cuba in 4K, HD and 16mm, the project blends autobiography and sensory exploration of hearing loss, migration and motherhood.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
Finding ways to simplify your routine can be a challenge, but there are some helpful products that can ease you into new motherhood.
—Pamela Brill, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026
Fighting the obligations of motherhood leads to misery.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026
Online and offline, motherhood has started to resemble a real-life Truman Show — a performance carried out under constant observation, where strangers across the country appoint themselves judge and jury.
—Micah Barkley, Bloomberg, 10 Apr. 2026
Over the next decade and a half Allen continued to evolve stylistically and lyrically, moving from pop culture commentary to more emotionally revealing narratives about marital breakdowns, motherhood, and personal identity crises.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Apr. 2026
Where husbands were understanding but not overly alarmed, because by all accounts this was what motherhood was supposed to feel like.
—Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
God has selected her, specifically, as a candidate for motherhood.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
Shot across Spain and Cuba in 4K, HD and 16mm, the project blends autobiography and sensory exploration of hearing loss, migration and motherhood.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
Finding ways to simplify your routine can be a challenge, but there are some helpful products that can ease you into new motherhood.
—Pamela Brill, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026
Fighting the obligations of motherhood leads to misery.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motherhood
Noun
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In response to the mothering of a sister, a brother has options—resist, lash out, put up with it, become utterly dependent on it.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Around the eleventh century, in Anglo‑Saxon England, instructions for an elaborate childbearing and mothering ritual were recorded by monks in the Lacnunga, a collection of medical texts and curative prayers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Employers are now also obliged to provide maternity, paternity and paid sick leave from the moment an employee joins.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2026
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To survive, hospitals have cut expensive services like maternity care, pediatric critical care and chemotherapy.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Rather than intervene on the distressed woman’s behalf, everyone else avoids eye contact, keeping their faces glued to their phones — including our ashamed hero, who’s about to get a call that will put him face to face with the possibility of fatherhood himself.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
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Putting fatherhood first Michaela’s dad is a five time All-Star and an MLB MVP.—
Charles Baggarly
April 2,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Employers are now also obliged to provide maternity, paternity and paid sick leave from the moment an employee joins.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Court of Appeals ruled that legal paternity rights are only granted to a genetic father.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Motherhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motherhood. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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