maternity

Pregnancy Taking care of yourself with baby on the way.

n., pl., -ties.

1. The state of being a mother; motherhood.
2. The feelings or characteristics associated with being a mother; motherliness.
3. A maternity ward.

adj.
Relating to or effective during pregnancy, childbirth, or the first months of motherhood: a maternity dress; maternity leave.

[French maternité, from Medieval Latin māternitās, from Latin māternus, maternal. See maternal.]

n

Definition: state of being pregnant with child
Antonyms: paternity

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Motherhood and the establishment of the maternal–neonatal bond.

• m. pen — accommodation provided to encourage the establishment of the maternal–neonatal bond, to maximize the chances of survival of both and the return to a breeding status for the dam, and a good start for the growth period in the young animal. Includes maternity box stall, maternity barn.

IN BRIEF: The condition or character of being a mother.

The woman was rushed to the maternity ward at the hospital to have her baby.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - moderskab, maternitet, moderlighed
adj. - omstændigheds-, vente-

Nederlands (Dutch)
moederschap, moederlijkheid, kraamafdeling, zwangerschaps-

Français (French)
n. - maternité
adj. - de maternité, d'obstétrique

Deutsch (German)
n. - Mutterschaft, Geburtshilfe (Krankenhausabteilung)
adj. - Schwangerschafts..., Mutterschafts...

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μητρότητα, (μτφ.) (νοσοκομειακή) πτέρυγα επιτόκων/ετοιμόγεννων

Italiano (Italian)
maternità

Português (Portuguese)
n. - maternidade (f)

Русский (Russian)
материнство

Español (Spanish)
n. - maternidad
adj. - maternal, de maternidad

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - moderskap, moderlighet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
母性, 妇产科医院, 母道, 产妇的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 母性, 婦產科醫院, 母道
adj. - 產婦的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 모성, 산과 병원
adj. - 모성의, 임산부의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 母であること, 母性

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أمومه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אימהות‬
adj. - ‮של נשים בתקופת הלידה ואחריה, אימהות‬

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maternity	Maternity Swimsuit
Maternity Bra	Maternity Dresses