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maternity

/ maternity /

noun

noun Sense 1

the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother

Type of:

kinship family relationship relationship

noun Sense 2

the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus

Type of:

physiological state physiological condition

Kinds of:

trouble gravidity gravidness gravidation gravida

Derived:

have a bun in the oven bear carry gestate expect

noun Sense 3

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"

Type of:

parental quality

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