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Webster 1913 Edition

Maternity

Ma-ter′ni-ty

,

Noun.

[F.

maternité

, LL.

maternitas

.]

1.

The state of being a mother; motherhood.

2.

The character of a mother; maternal quality; motherliness.

Webster 1828 Edition

Maternity

MATERN'ITY

,

Noun.

The character or relation of a mother.

Definition 2025

maternity

maternity

English

Noun

maternity ‎(countable and uncountable, plural maternities)

The state of being a mother; motherhood.
The state of being pregnant; pregnancy.
A ward or department in a hospital in which babies are born.

Synonyms

(ward): maternity ward

Antonyms

paternity (with respect to gender)

Related terms

Translations

state of being a mother; motherhood

Crimean Tatar: analıq
Dutch: materniteit (nl) f, moederschap (nl) n
Esperanto: patrineco
Finnish: äitiys (fi)

Greek: μητρότητα (el) f ‎(mitrótita)
Norman: matèrnité f
Polish: macierzyństwo (pl) n

state of being pregnant; pregnancy

Greek: εγκυμοσύνη (el) f ‎(enkymosýni)
Norman: matèrnité f

Polish: ciąża (pl) f

ward or department in a hospital in which babies are born

Czech: porodnické oddělení n
Finnish: synnytysosasto

Greek: μαιευτήριο (el) n ‎(maieftírio)
Malay: korban laki-laki
Polish: porodówka (pl) f