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单词 maternity
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Definition of maternity in English:

maternity

noun məˈtəːnɪtiməˈtərnədi
mass noun
  • 1Motherhood.

    she is not a woman with an interest in maternity
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Both images collapse universality and individuality into monumentalized maternity.
    • Precious pastrycooks declared it needed to rest on an eiderdown before it went in the oven, after which baking took place in an atmosphere of maternity.
    • Her rediscovered maternity is a little overwritten at the end.
    • As an image of serene worshipful maternity she has yet to be matched.
    • Other works include a history of maternity in New Zealand and a critical look at the foundation of the Plunket Society.
    • People say that maternity is never in doubt but paternity always is.
    • It's a show that hangs the dirty nappy laundry of maternity out to dry and brings both the laughter and tears of motherhood to the stage.
    • Family education is required to recognize maternity as a social function.
    • Turning maternity into a civic duty, Fascism put more responsibility on the shoulders of women, without granting them any new rights.
    • How effortlessly she transcends the symbiotic bonds of maternity!
    • But it's maternity and motherhood that are the issues closest to her heart and first off her tongue.
    • If they work for a foreign company, maternity can be legitimate reason for them to be fired.
    • Speaking from the mother's position, she shows that maternity is characterised by division.
    • The dialogues are at their most poignant in those scenes that deal with the experience of maternity.
    • DNA testing was done on the biological mothers to confirm maternity of the children who participated.
    • Unlike Achilles, who enjoyed divine maternity, Odysseus is solely of human parentage.
    • She discovered something that was to become the first and last assertion of her self: maternity.
    • The National Birth & Motherhood Survey 2002 paints a grim picture of modern maternity.
    • In appropriating reproductive power without women, it enacts an appropriation of maternity by patriarchy.
    • Without it, the choice is between celibacy or the constant risk of maternity.
    Synonyms
    motherhood, parenthood
    motherliness
    1. 1.1usually as modifier The period during pregnancy and shortly after childbirth.
      maternity clothes
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Ground level contains maternity outpatient services, with paediatric outpatients above.
      • Then don't forget the minimum wage, lone parent support and maternity and paternity arrangements.
      • The elevator to the maternity ward took a very long time.
      • A number of these patterns are concerned with maternity and child health.
      • What will happen to the child that was conceived with the father out of work and the mother in need of support during maternity?
      • Her friend had her suitcase, full of her maternity clothes and normal clothes as well.
      • Mothers could transfer some maternity pay and leave to fathers.
      • In its report on access to maternity services the committee says that not all families across the country are getting access to the services that they need.
      • It's not easy being pregnant and finding nice maternity clothes.
      • Women often experience a lack of sufficient financial support during maternity.
      • She still works out five days a week and the maternity clothes have been put away for good.
      • The plan covers options for life insurance, widowhood insurance and maternity benefits.
      • Often they exclude provision for maternity and childcare.
      • She said when she gave birth to five-month-old Keane, she was left with no benefits at all except maternity pay.
      • The party would also want to help families, by giving improved maternity benefits so that a parent could stay at home.
      • Expectant mothers can register at any maternity or child welfare centre.
      • Is there anywhere in Bangkok to buy reasonably-priced maternity clothes?
      • One of our employees recently found out she was pregnant, so everyone is anxious to see a good maternity policy in place.
      • And for you women who've been pregnant and worn maternity pants, you know how ridiculous those things look.
      • Speaking of being large and in charge, let us talk for a moment about the issue of maternity clothes.

Origin

Early 17th century: from French maternité, from Latin maternus, from mater 'mother'.

Rhymes

confraternity, eternity, fraternity, modernity, paternity, taciturnity
 
 

Definition of maternity in US English:

maternity

nounməˈtərnədēməˈtərnədi
  • 1Motherhood.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • How effortlessly she transcends the symbiotic bonds of maternity!
    • In appropriating reproductive power without women, it enacts an appropriation of maternity by patriarchy.
    • Unlike Achilles, who enjoyed divine maternity, Odysseus is solely of human parentage.
    • She discovered something that was to become the first and last assertion of her self: maternity.
    • Family education is required to recognize maternity as a social function.
    • But it's maternity and motherhood that are the issues closest to her heart and first off her tongue.
    • As an image of serene worshipful maternity she has yet to be matched.
    • DNA testing was done on the biological mothers to confirm maternity of the children who participated.
    • The National Birth & Motherhood Survey 2002 paints a grim picture of modern maternity.
    • Speaking from the mother's position, she shows that maternity is characterised by division.
    • Precious pastrycooks declared it needed to rest on an eiderdown before it went in the oven, after which baking took place in an atmosphere of maternity.
    • Both images collapse universality and individuality into monumentalized maternity.
    • People say that maternity is never in doubt but paternity always is.
    • It's a show that hangs the dirty nappy laundry of maternity out to dry and brings both the laughter and tears of motherhood to the stage.
    • Her rediscovered maternity is a little overwritten at the end.
    • Without it, the choice is between celibacy or the constant risk of maternity.
    • The dialogues are at their most poignant in those scenes that deal with the experience of maternity.
    • Other works include a history of maternity in New Zealand and a critical look at the foundation of the Plunket Society.
    • Turning maternity into a civic duty, Fascism put more responsibility on the shoulders of women, without granting them any new rights.
    • If they work for a foreign company, maternity can be legitimate reason for them to be fired.
    Synonyms
    motherhood, parenthood
    1. 1.1usually as modifier The period during pregnancy and shortly after childbirth.
      maternity clothes
      Example sentencesExamples
      • One of our employees recently found out she was pregnant, so everyone is anxious to see a good maternity policy in place.
      • Speaking of being large and in charge, let us talk for a moment about the issue of maternity clothes.
      • The elevator to the maternity ward took a very long time.
      • Expectant mothers can register at any maternity or child welfare centre.
      • Often they exclude provision for maternity and childcare.
      • Then don't forget the minimum wage, lone parent support and maternity and paternity arrangements.
      • In its report on access to maternity services the committee says that not all families across the country are getting access to the services that they need.
      • The party would also want to help families, by giving improved maternity benefits so that a parent could stay at home.
      • She said when she gave birth to five-month-old Keane, she was left with no benefits at all except maternity pay.
      • Is there anywhere in Bangkok to buy reasonably-priced maternity clothes?
      • Mothers could transfer some maternity pay and leave to fathers.
      • Women often experience a lack of sufficient financial support during maternity.
      • And for you women who've been pregnant and worn maternity pants, you know how ridiculous those things look.
      • What will happen to the child that was conceived with the father out of work and the mother in need of support during maternity?
      • Her friend had her suitcase, full of her maternity clothes and normal clothes as well.
      • Ground level contains maternity outpatient services, with paediatric outpatients above.
      • It's not easy being pregnant and finding nice maternity clothes.
      • The plan covers options for life insurance, widowhood insurance and maternity benefits.
      • A number of these patterns are concerned with maternity and child health.
      • She still works out five days a week and the maternity clothes have been put away for good.

Origin

Early 17th century: from French maternité, from Latin maternus, from mater ‘mother’.

 
 
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