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maternity::noun | Spocien Dictionary

maternity

/mə'tɜrnɪti/

the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus

Type	Words
Synonyms	gestation, pregnancy
Type of	physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state
Has types	gravidation, eccyesis, ectopic gestation, ectopic pregnancy, entopic pregnancy, extrauterine gestation, extrauterine pregnancy, gravida, gravidity, gravidness, metacyesis, para, parity, placenta previa, trouble

maternity

/mə'tɜrnɪti/

the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother

Type	Words
Synonyms	motherhood
Type of	family relationship, kinship, relationship

maternity

/mə'tɜrnɪti/

the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother

Type	Words
Synonyms	maternal quality, maternalism, motherliness
Type of	parental quality
Derivation	maternal