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maternity /məˈtəːnɪti /noun [mass noun]1Motherhood: she is not a woman with an interest in maternity...- DNA testing was done on the biological mothers to confirm maternity of the children who participated.
- But it's maternity and motherhood that are the issues closest to her heart and first off her tongue.
- The National Birth & Motherhood Survey 2002 paints a grim picture of modern maternity.
Synonyms motherhood, parenthood; motherliness 1.1 [usually as modifier] The period during pregnancy and shortly after childbirth: maternity clothes...- It's not easy being pregnant and finding nice maternity clothes.
- 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 |