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Recent Examples of motherhood
In July, Bosworth opened up to PEOPLE exclusively about tying the knot and her journey to motherhood.
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Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
This novel follows a sophomore seeking popularity and refuge in an elite sorority and an adjunct professor adjusting to new motherhood.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Once again, Hamida embraces motherhood beyond blood ties.
—JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
Her style of comedy stems from her personal experiences of cultural clashes, immigrant identity, and motherhood.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The issue isn’t that women are choosing careers over motherhood.
—Stephanie Psaki, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
The Oscar winner matter-of-factly mentioned the procedure during an interview in The New Yorker, that touched on, among other topics, many aspects of motherhood.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2025
The series focuses on the decade-long friendship among Jess (Kruger), Liz (Jo Joyner), Charlotte (Shelley Conn) and Mel (Emily Taaffe), four expectant mothers who were thrown together with little in common apart from their due dates but who have been there for one another throughout motherhood.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
Decades ago, new motherhood and menopause were two distinct milestones in life for most women.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 27 Oct. 2025
Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
This novel follows a sophomore seeking popularity and refuge in an elite sorority and an adjunct professor adjusting to new motherhood.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Once again, Hamida embraces motherhood beyond blood ties.
—JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
Her style of comedy stems from her personal experiences of cultural clashes, immigrant identity, and motherhood.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The issue isn’t that women are choosing careers over motherhood.
—Stephanie Psaki, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
The Oscar winner matter-of-factly mentioned the procedure during an interview in The New Yorker, that touched on, among other topics, many aspects of motherhood.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2025
The series focuses on the decade-long friendship among Jess (Kruger), Liz (Jo Joyner), Charlotte (Shelley Conn) and Mel (Emily Taaffe), four expectant mothers who were thrown together with little in common apart from their due dates but who have been there for one another throughout motherhood.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
Decades ago, new motherhood and menopause were two distinct milestones in life for most women.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motherhood
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Over half of my years of mothering have been as a single mom.—
Stephanie Land,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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Or the crib with a dip alongside its edge, which Roe incorporated based on memories of leaning over the side of the crib in the early days of mothering.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
21 Oct. 2025
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Her body care brand, Brunel, featuring fragrances, wellness products, and skin-care formulas, just launched a collaboration with Bumpsuit, a maternity and postpartum clothing brand.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
29 Oct. 2025
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The research team followed 52 Somali and 71 Swedish women registered at a maternity health center in Borlänge, Sweden, collecting blood samples, clinical data and questionnaires during pregnancy and then following up two years later with delivery records.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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That same month, LaKeith opened up to PEOPLE about what fatherhood means to him.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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But things have changed a little since then for the band members, all now in their 40s and many juggling fatherhood with touring.—
Angelika Ytuarte,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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As the Kruppas’ children were grappling with the truth about their paternity, Jim Harris was in North Carolina exchanging emails with a newfound half-sibling on 23andMe.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Romelus was once a contestant on Paternity Court, a court TV series that focused on all-things family, ranging from questions about paternity to stories involving DNA.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Motherhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motherhood. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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