maternity

maternity
Motherhood. [see maternal]

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ma·ter·ni·ty mə-'tər-nət-ē n, pl -ties a hospital facility designed for the care of women before and during childbirth and for the care of newborn babies
maternity adj
1) being or providing care during and immediately before and after childbirth <\maternity care> <a \maternity unit>
2) designed for wear during pregnancy <\maternity clothes>
3) effective for the period close to and including childbirth <\maternity leave>

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ma·ter·ni·ty (mə-turґnĭ-te) [L. mater mother] 1. motherhood. 2. a lying-in hospital.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • Maternity — Ma*ter ni*ty, n. [F. maternit[ e], LL. maternitas.] 1. The state of being a mother; motherhood. [1913 Webster] 2. The character of a mother; maternal quality; motherliness. [1913 Webster] 3. The maternity ward; the maternity department of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • maternity — (n.) 1610s, quality or condition of being a mother, from Fr. maternité motherhood (15c.), from M.L. maternitatem (nom. maternitas) motherhood, from L. maternus (see MATERNAL (Cf. maternal)). Used from 1893 as a quasi adjective in reference to… …   Etymology dictionary

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