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noun
1.
the state of being a mother; motherhood.
2.
motherly quality; motherliness.
3.
a section of a hospital devoted to the care of women at childbirth and of their newborn infants.
adjective
4.
of, pertaining to, or for the period in which a woman is pregnant or has just given birth to a child.
5.
for mothers during and after childbirth or for the care of their newborn babies: a maternity hospital.
6.
for wear by pregnant women: maternity clothes.
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maternity
1611, "quality or condition of being a mother," from Fr. maternité "motherhood," from M.L. maternitatem (nom. maternitas), from L. maternus (see maternal). Used from 1893 in ref. to garments designed for pregnant women.
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maternity ma·ter·ni·ty (mə-tûr'nĭ-tē)
n.
The state of being a mother; motherhood.
The feelings or characteristics associated with being a mother; motherliness.
A maternity ward.
Relating to pregnancy, childbirth, or the first months of motherhood.
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