Maternity - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|məˈtɜːrnətɪ|
Brit.
|məˈtɜːnɪtɪ|
noun
- the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus (syn: gestation, pregnancy)
- the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother (syn: motherhood)
- the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother
- the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother (syn: motherhood)
- the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother
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...she had such maternity at such a young age that all her classmates went to her for comfort...
Larger corporations are setting the trend for better maternity benefits.
She works in the hospital's maternity wing.
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