Definitions for maternity
məˈtɜr nɪ tima·ter·ni·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. pregnancy, gestation, maternitynoun

   the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus

2. motherhood, maternitynoun

   the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother

3. motherliness, maternalism, maternal quality, maternitynoun

   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"

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Maternitynoun

   The maternity ward; the maternity department of a hospital.

2. maternityadjective

   Of or pertaining to childbirth or the period during which a woman is pregnant; as, maternity care; a maternity hospital.

3. maternityadjective

   For use during pregnancy; as, a maternity outfit.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. maternitynoun

   The state of being a mother; motherhood.

2. maternitynoun

   The state of being pregnant; pregnancy.

3. maternitynoun

   A ward or department in a hospital in which babies are born.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Maternitynoun

   The character or relation of a mother.

   Etymology: maternité, French, from maternus, Lat.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. maternity

   Maternity refers to the state, period or process of being a mother, particularly during pregnancy, childbirth, and the period immediately following birth. It is often specifically associated with the provision of care and benefits during this period, as in "maternity leave" - a period of absence from work granted to a mother before and after the birth of her child.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Maternitynoun

   the state of being a mother; the character or relation of a mother

2. Etymology: [F. maternit, LL. maternitas.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. maternity

   The fact of being pregnant.

   The maternity clothes were of a wide variety in contrast to years ago.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on December 26, 2019  

Matched Categories

1. • Kinship
   • Physical Condition

How to pronounce maternity?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say maternity in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of maternity in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of maternity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of maternity in a Sentence

1. Oleksandra Ustinova:

   The first few days Putin was targeting army objectives, infrastructure objectives like airports, army bases, electric stations, now he is just shooting the civilian population, they're targeting kindergartens, preschool…orphanages, maternity hospitals residential areas, that's why we have so many civilians killed.

2. Nick Merrill:

   This is someone who has spent nearly two decades in public service, and is widely known for her integrity and tireless work ethic, after the birth of her son, she took maternity leave. The IG had questions about the details of her leave, Huma answered. Anything beyond that injected into the public sphere is unfounded and from partisans in Congress with a clear agenda. These emails serve to reinforce that these allegations are baseless. It's not surprising, but it is disappointing.

3. Fox News:

   Vigorous debate is one thing, personal vitriol is another. When she returned from maternity leave, Joy Behar actually said she did n’t miss her. That’s a whole bowl of wrong.

4. Dmytro Kuleba:

   In our talks, behind closed doors and in the absence of the media, he told me looking in my eyes that the pictures of pregnant women being taken from under the rubble of the maternity house are fake, that they hit the maternity house as a military target because the Russian military was absolutely sure that it was under the control of Ukrainian army.

5. Mike Sonko:

   During the impromptu visit, I uncovered 12 bodies of infants who died at Pumwani Maternity Hospital mysteriously and their bodies hidden in boxes and paper bags inside a room.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=maternity
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=maternity
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Maternity
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=maternity
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maternity