# motherhood

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmʌðəhʊd/ · frequency rank #17,904

## Definitions
1. The state of being a mother.
2. Mothers, considered as a group.

## Etymology
From Middle English moderhode, moderhede, equivalent to mother + -hood.

## Common misspellings (15)
`mmotherhood`, `mohterhood`, `motehrhood`, `mothehrood`, `motherhhood`, `motherhod`, `motherhodo`, `motherhoodd`, `motherohod`, `motherrhood`, `mothherhood`, `mothrehood`, `mottherhood`, `mtoherhood`, `omtherhood`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/motherhood