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maternity
[ muh-tur-ni-tee ]
noun
- the state of being a mother; motherhood.
- motherly quality; motherliness.
- a section of a hospital devoted to the care of women at childbirth and of their newborn infants.
adjective
- of, relating to, or for the period in which a woman is pregnant or has just given birth to a child.
- for mothers during and after childbirth or for the care of their newborn babies:
a maternity hospital.
- for wear by pregnant women:
maternity clothes.
maternity
/ əˈɜːɪɪ /
noun
- motherhood
- the characteristics associated with motherhood; motherliness
- modifier relating to pregnant women or women at the time of childbirth
a maternity ward
Other 51Թ Forms
- m·ٱn·ٲ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of maternity1
Example Sentences
The measures will allow eligible parents to take up to 12 weeks of leave, with statutory pay, on top of any other leave they may be entitled to including maternity and paternity leave.
The Republican Party has fought tooth-and-nail against neonatal care, subsidized child care and guaranteed maternity leave, policies embedded in law in most developed countries.
She later found out that back in the 1950s, she had been swapped at birth for another baby in a busy NHS maternity ward.
And a reunion won’t happen anytime soon since Swanson remains out on a “personal break” and Wilson is on maternity leave.
Bicycle ambulances improve maternity health care in Malawi.
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