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noun
The opportunity cost of motherhood; the income that women do not earn because they have become mothers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, informal
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Coined by American journalist Ann Crittenden.
