motherhood statement

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Definition of motherhood statement in English English dictionary

a science fiction story which posits some profoundly unsettling threat to the human condition, explores the implications briefly, then hastily retreats to affirm the conventional social and humanistic pieties, ie apple pie and motherhood

a "feel good" platitude, usually by a politician, about a worthy concept that few people would disagree with, without any specified plans for realisation. For example, "Our country must contribute to world peace."

Hyphenation

moth·er·hood state·ment

Turkish pronunciation

mʌdhırhûd steytmınt

Pronunciation

/ˈməᴛʜərˌho͝od ˈstātmənt/ /ˈmʌðɜrˌhʊd ˈsteɪtmənt/