maternity
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- noun
- /məˈtɜrnɪti/
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maternalidad
- maternity figures
Examples
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Things like paid maternity leave for everyone are statements that show family is important.
Blog text (34) -
I just bought these great maternity dresses!
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"I smiled with sweet maternity."
Fiction book (1993) -
The media obliged by affirming maternity and women's traditional domestic duties.
Academic text (2000) -
Women were also guaranteed an eight-hour workday, with paid maternity leave and two half-hour breaks a day for breastfeeding (Collinson 1990, 29).
Academic text (1999) -
The maternity leave policy allows mothers to bond with their newborns without the stress of work.
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During her maternity period, she felt a deep connection to her baby, filled with warmth and affection.
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Many expectant mothers join classes to discuss the joys and challenges that come with maternity.
Synonyms
Warm, gentle love and care like a mother gives
A warm, gentle way of caring for others like a mother
A way of caring for and protecting others like a mother
Compounds
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A hospital that cares for women during pregnancy and childbirth and for newborn babies
A one-time payment from the UK government to help with baby costs for parents who meet certain rules
How Maternal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Maternity comes from the Latin root mater, 'mother', and it can mean the warm, caring side of being a mother, the kind of care a mother gives her child. So maternity here means 'motherly' kindness and tenderness.