maternity hospital
1
3.5
- noun
- /məˈtɜrnɪti ˈhɑspɪtəl/
- UK
:
hospital de maternidad
- In fact, the case described here was the first that has been recorded in the 75-year history of our hospital, which is one of the largest maternity hospitals in Japan.
Examples
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The nurses and doctors at the maternity hospital in Eastleigh deliver between 50 and 70 babies every day.
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Women deliver their babies at a maternity hospital and are referred to the hospital before delivery if they develop any acute problems.
Academic text (2013) -
For years, it was a maternity hospital.
Fiction book (1996) -
The maternity hospital in Coventry was cheerful but cold.
Fiction book (1997) -
The study began as a perinatal health survey that enrolled all live infants born at three maternity hospitals.
Academic text (2011) -
But she could not find a maternity hospital she trusted there.
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In San Pablito, home to roughly 2,000 families, a maternity hospital is a 10-minute walk away.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A large building where sick or injured people get medical care
How Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'maternity' (related to motherhood/pregnancy) with 'hospital' (a medical facility); together they describe a hospital specializing in pregnancy, childbirth, and newborn care. This noun+noun compositional pattern is common across languages and follows expected English word-formation, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would very likely infer the meaning.
Etymology
Maternity hospital comes from the two words maternity (being a mother and giving birth) and hospital (a place for care). So imagine a place where women go to have babies and get care, and it means 'a hospital for pregnancy, childbirth and newborns'.