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teacherhood

teacherhood noun: the state or condition of being a teacher.

Noun

teacherhood (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being a teacher.
    • The examination of the leasure^([sic]) time trajectories manifests the change in the significance of teacherhood.2007, Ari Antikainen, Transforming a Learning Society, page 252
    • However, this chapter will focus less upon the work specific tasks and more upon the ways in which trainees came to reflect upon and assess their own teacherhood.2013, Richard Rose, Ian Grosvenor, Doing Research in Special Education: Ideas into Practice, page 59

Origin of teacherhood

From teacher + -hood.

Questions about teacherhood

What does teacherhood mean?
Teacherhood means the state or condition of being a teacher.
What part of speech is teacherhood?
Teacherhood is a noun.

Words near teacherhood in the dictionary

  1. teacherdom
  2. teachered
  3. teacherese
  4. teacheress
  5. teacheresses
  6. teacherhood
  7. teachering
  8. teacherish
  9. teacherless
  10. teacherlike
  11. teacherly

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