maternity

ma·ter·ni·ty

M0150000 (mə-tûr′nĭ-tē)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 māternitās, from Latin māternus, maternal; see maternal.]

maternity

(məˈtɜːnɪtɪ) n1. motherhood2. the characteristics associated with motherhood; motherliness3. (modifier) relating to pregnant women or women at the time of childbirth: a maternity ward.

ma•ter•ni•ty

(məˈtɜr nɪ ti)

n. 1. the state of being a mother. 2. motherly quality; motherliness. 3. a section of a hospital devoted to the care of women at childbirth and of their newborns. adj. 4. applicable for mothers before, during, and after childbirth: maternity leave. 5. suitable for wear by pregnant women: maternity clothes.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	maternity - the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uteruspregnancy, gestationfetal 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 abnormalitiesstretch 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 parturitionsegmentation, cleavage - (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovumphysical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functionstrouble - an unwanted pregnancy; "he got several girls in trouble"gravidation, gravidity, gravidness - technical terms for pregnancygravida - 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 uterusentopic pregnancy - pregnancy resulting from normal gestation in the uterusquickening - the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetuschildbed, 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 necessaryphlebothrombosis, 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 bloodmorning 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 mothermotherhoodfamily 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, motherlinessparental quality - a quality appropriate to a parent

maternity

noun motherhood, parenthood, motherliness She had experienced maternity herself.

Translations

为母之道怀孕母亲身份母性

maternity

(məˈtəːnəti) noun (usually as adjective) the state of being or becoming a mother. a maternity hospital; maternity clothes. 為人母，懷孕 母性，怀孕，母亲身份，为母之道