Maternity (Noun)
Meaning 1
The quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother; "the girl's motherliness made her invaluable in caring for the children".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 2
The state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus.
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 3
The kinship relation between an offspring and the mother.
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Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.
Examples
- The maternity clinic provided specialized care for expectant mothers and their newborns.
- The maternity ward was a special section of the hospital where new mothers recovered after childbirth.
- In the animal kingdom, maternity played a crucial role in the development and nurturing of young animals.
- The maternity tests confirmed the biological relationship between the child and the woman who claimed to be her mother.
- The concept of maternity leave was introduced to allow mothers to spend quality time with their newborns without worrying about work.