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1. (n.) maternity
the state of being a mother.
2. maternity
motherly quality; motherliness.
3. maternity
a section of a hospital devoted to the care of women at childbirth and of their newborns.
4. (adj.) maternity
applicable for mothers before, during, and after childbirth:
maternity leave.
5. maternity
suitable for wear by pregnant women:
maternity clothes.
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1. (noun) pregnancy, gestation, maternity
the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
2. (noun) motherhood, maternity
the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother
3. (noun) motherliness, maternalism, maternal quality, maternity
the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother
"the girl's motherliness made her invaluable in caring for the children"
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1. (adjective) maternity
relating to or for a pregnant woman
maternity clothes
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| Definition of 'maternity' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) maternity
the state of being a mother; the character or relation of a mother
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Sense: (usually as adjective) the state of being or becoming a mother
a maternity hospital; maternity clothes.
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 Afrikaans: kraam |
 Arabic: اُمومَه |
 Bulgarian: майчинство |
 Brazilian: maternidade |
 Czech: mateřství; mateřský |
 German: die Mutterschaft |
 Danish: moderskab; fødsels-; grav |
 Greek: μητρότητα |
 Spanish: maternidad |
 Estonian: emadus |
 Farsi: وابسته به زایمان |
 Finnish: äitiys |
 French: (de) maternité |
 Hebrew: הֵרָיוֹן |
 Hindi: मातृत्व |
 Croatian: majčinstvo |
 Hungarian: anyaság |
 Indonesian: bersalin |
 Icelandic: móðerni, óléttu-, móður- |
 Italian: maternità; di maternità, |
 Japanese: 母であること |
 Korean: 모성 |
 Lithuanian: motinystė, gimdymas |
 Latvian: grūtnieces apģērbs |
 Malay: menjadi ibu |
 Dutch: moederschap |
 Norwegian: morskap; svangerskap, bar |
 Polish: macierzyństwo |
 Persian: وابسته به زایمان |
 Pashto: ولادى |
 Portuguese: maternidade |
 Romanian: maternitate |
 Russian: материнство |
 Slovak: materstvo; materský |
 Slovenian: materinstvo |
 Serbian: porodiljski |
 Swedish: moderskap, mödra-, mamma- |
 Thai: ความเป็นแม่ |
 Turkish: hamilelik, doğum |
 Taiwanese: 為人母，懷孕 |
 Ukrainian: материнство |
 Urdu: ماں کا درجہ |
 Vietnamese: nhà hộ sinh |
 Chinese: 母性，怀孕，母亲身份，为母之道 |
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