maternity

ma·ter·ni·ty  (m-tûrn-t)

n. pl. ma·ter·ni·ties

1. The state of being a mother; motherhood.

2. The feelings or characteristics associated with being a mother; motherliness.

3. A maternity ward.

adj.

Relating to or effective during pregnancy, childbirth, or the first months of motherhood: a maternity dress; maternity leave.

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[French maternité, from Medieval Latin mternits, from Latin mternus, maternal; see maternal.]

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maternity

Noun

1. motherhood

2. motherliness

Adjective

relating to women during pregnancy or childbirth: maternity leave

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	maternity - the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus pregnancy, gestation fetal movement, foetal movement - motion of a fetus within the uterus (usually detected by the 16th week of pregnancy) amnio, amniocentesis - (pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities stretch mark - a narrow band resulting from tension on the skin (as on abdominal skin after pregnancy) endometrium - (pregnancy) the mucous membrane that lines the uterus; thickens under hormonal control and (if pregnancy does not occur) is shed in menstruation; if pregnancy occurs it is shed along with the placenta at parturition segmentation, cleavage - (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions trouble - an unwanted pregnancy; "he got several girls in trouble" gravidation, gravidity, gravidness - technical terms for pregnancy gravida - the number of the pregnancy that a woman is in; "in her third pregnancy a woman is said to be gravida three" para, parity - (obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered; "the parity of the mother must be considered"; "a bipara is a woman who has given birth to two children" eccyesis, ectopic gestation, ectopic pregnancy, extrauterine gestation, extrauterine pregnancy, metacyesis - pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus entopic pregnancy - pregnancy resulting from normal gestation in the uterus quickening - the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus childbed, confinement, lying-in, parturiency, travail, labour, labor - concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours" placenta previa - pregnancy in which the placenta is implanted in the lower part of the uterus (instead of the upper part); can cause bleeding late in pregnancy; delivery by cesarean section may be necessary phlebothrombosis, venous thrombosis - thrombosis of a vein without prior inflammation of the vein; associated with sluggish blood flow (as in prolonged bedrest or pregnancy or surgery) or with rapid coagulation of the blood morning sickness - nausea early in the day; a characteristic symptom in the early months of pregnancy
	2.	maternity - the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother motherhood family relationship, kinship, relationship - (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
	3.	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" maternal quality, maternalism, motherliness parental quality - a quality appropriate to a parent

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maternity

noun motherhood, parenthood, motherliness

Translations

maternity [məˈtəːnɪtɪ] n → maternidad f

maternity [məˈtəːnɪtɪ] n → maternité f

cpd → de maternité, de grossesse

maternity [məˈtəːnɪtɪ] n → Mutterschaft f

cpd (ward etc) → Entbindungs-;

(care) → für werdende und junge Mütter

maternity [məˈtəːnɪtɪ] n → maternità

cpd → di maternità; [clothes] → pre-maman inv

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maternity

n maternity [məˈtəːnəti]

(usually as adjective) the state of being or becoming a mother a maternity hospital; maternity clothes.kraamاُمومَهмайчинствоmateřství; mateřskýmoderskab; fødsels-; graviditets-die Mutterschaftμητρότηταmaternidademadusوابسته به زایمانäitiys(de) maternitéהֵרָיוֹןमातृत्वmajčinstvoanyaságbersalinmóðerni, óléttu-, móður-maternità; di maternità, per la maternità母であること모성; 산부(産婦)의motinystė, gimdymasgrūtnieces apģērbsmenjadi ibumoederschapmorskap; svangerskap, barsel-macierzyństwomaternidadema­ter­nitateматеринствоmaterstvo; materskýmaterinstvoporodiljskimoderskap, mödra-, mamma-ความเป็นแม่hamilelik, doğum懷孕；產婦的материнствоماں کا درجہnhà hộ sinh怀孕；产妇的