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Recent Examples of motherhood
Deschanel plays a movie star who is trying to juggle family, motherhood and her career.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
In the series, Lorelai did her best to balance motherhood and love while running a local bed and breakfast with her best friend Sookie (Melissa McCarthy), while also trying to maintain a cordial relationship with her wealthy parents.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
The bottom line is that societal views on motherhood and family have real implications for everyday people — especially mothers with similar circumstances but less money than Cardi B.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Singer, actress and TV host with a strong following around motherhood and everyday life.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
From balancing motherhood and a demanding career to challenging the league’s treatment of moms, Hamby is showing what putting yourself first really looks like.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 2 Oct. 2025
The musician proudly sings about motherhood in her new song, 'All The Things,' and shares how becoming a parent has changed her.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 1 Oct. 2025
Another challenge is balancing this always-on work with motherhood and community service.
—Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
With surreal flourishes and bursts of absurdity, filmmaker Milagros Mumenthaler casts a beguiling, dreamlike spell that delicately examines motherhood, class and identity.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
Matt Grobar, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
In the series, Lorelai did her best to balance motherhood and love while running a local bed and breakfast with her best friend Sookie (Melissa McCarthy), while also trying to maintain a cordial relationship with her wealthy parents.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
The bottom line is that societal views on motherhood and family have real implications for everyday people — especially mothers with similar circumstances but less money than Cardi B.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Singer, actress and TV host with a strong following around motherhood and everyday life.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
From balancing motherhood and a demanding career to challenging the league’s treatment of moms, Hamby is showing what putting yourself first really looks like.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 2 Oct. 2025
The musician proudly sings about motherhood in her new song, 'All The Things,' and shares how becoming a parent has changed her.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 1 Oct. 2025
Another challenge is balancing this always-on work with motherhood and community service.
—Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
With surreal flourishes and bursts of absurdity, filmmaker Milagros Mumenthaler casts a beguiling, dreamlike spell that delicately examines motherhood, class and identity.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motherhood
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Her books were their progeny, Stein acknowledged, and without Alice’s mothering—and typing, proofreading, cooking, sewing, shopping, bookkeeping, and warding off bores—they might not have been born.—
Judith Thurman,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In Australia, midwives consist of 91% of the maternity provider workforce.—
DeAnna Taylor,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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More than half the counties in Mississippi are considered maternity care deserts, where prenatal care is difficult or impossible to find.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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Now, nine months into fatherhood, Brown is able to walk without issue and play with his daughter.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
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Here's what the Jonas Brothers have shared about fatherhood so far.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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The Bavarian interior ministry described it as a dispute over paternity, German news agency dpa reported.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Berani welcomed another daughter, Siska, with mate Eirina in 2023, and the baby’s paternity was confirmed in an announcement from talk show host Maury Povich.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Motherhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motherhood. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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