noun
mothership
Mothership (noun) means the condition or state of being a mother. Example: “She wrote candidly about the exhaustion and joy of mothership in her memoir.”
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The condition or state of being a mother.
"At present only the pride of mothership was apparent"
— Susie Colyer Nethersole, Wilsam (1913)
"She wrote candidly about the exhaustion and joy of mothership in her memoir."
How to use mothership
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe state of being someone's mother — not to be confused with the large spaceship sense of "mother ship."
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Etymology
From Middle English modership, built from "mother" plus the suffix "-ship," which turns a noun into a state or condition (compare "friendship").
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What does “mothership” mean?
The word “mothership” means the condition or state of being a mother. In plain terms, the state of being someone's mother — not to be confused with the large spaceship sense of "mother ship.".
How do you use “mothership” in a sentence?
Here is “mothership” used in a sentence: “She wrote candidly about the exhaustion and joy of mothership in her memoir.”
What part of speech is “mothership”?
“Mothership” is a noun.
Where does the word “mothership” come from?
The word “mothership” comes from Middle English. From Middle English modership, built from "mother" plus the suffix "-ship," which turns a noun into a state or condition (compare "friendship").
