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. Mike Pence:

   When Pete’s two children were born, he took two months maternity leave, where upon thousands of travelers were stranded in airports, the air traffic system shut down, airplanes nearly collided in midair, i mean, Pete Buttigieg is the only person in human history to have a child and all the rest of us get postpartum depression.

2. Joe Biden:

   Putin is inflicting appalling, appalling devastation and horror on Ukraine, bombing apartment buildings, maternity wards, hospitals. I mean, it's God awful, the world is united in our support for Ukraine and our determination to make Putin pay a very heavy price.

3. John Seago:

   The Legislature wants to spend money on helping pregnant women and families through things like adoption, maternity homes, pregnancy resources centers and other social services -- in addition to just saying no to pay for the abortion.

4. Kristie Small:

   I was doing an excellent job and then these problems did not start to occur until the email when I asked him to go over his maternity leave policy.

5. Lindsay Davenport:

   I hope players now feel that (coming back to play after having children) is an option. For a long time it didn't feel like that was an option, they feel like they've got to quit by 29 to be able to have a family. Now it's wonderful for them to be able to look at (playing on following a maternity break) as a possibility.

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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