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单词 maternity
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ma•ter•ni•ty /məˈtɜrnɪti/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. the state of being a mother;
    motherhood.

adj. [before a noun]
  1. applying to mothers before, during, and after childbirth:maternity leave.
  2. suitable for wear by pregnant women:maternity clothes.
See -mater-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ma•ter•ni•ty  (mə tûr′ni tē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the state of being a mother;
    motherhood.
  2. motherly quality;
    motherliness.
  3. a section of a hospital devoted to the care of women at childbirth and of their newborn infants.

adj. 
  1. of, pertaining to, or for the period in which a woman is pregnant or has just given birth to a child.
  2. for mothers during and after childbirth or for the care of their newborn babies:a maternity hospital.
  3. for wear by pregnant women:maternity clothes.
  • Medieval Latin māternitās, equivalent. to Latin mātern(us) (see maternal) + -itās -ity
  • 1605–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
maternity /məˈtɜːnɪtɪ/ n
  1. motherhood
  2. the characteristics associated with motherhood; motherliness
  3. (modifier) relating to pregnant women or women at the time of childbirth: a maternity ward
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