maternity : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: maternity	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
maternity n the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus Synonym(s): pregnancy, gestation, maternity the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother Synonym(s): motherhood, maternity 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" Synonym(s): motherliness, maternalism, maternal quality, maternity
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Maternity \Mater"nity\, n. [F. maternit[82], LL. maternitas.] The state of being a mother; the character or relation of a mother.