maternity

English

Etymology

From French maternité, from Latin māternitās.

Noun

maternity (countable and uncountable, plural maternities)

The state of being a mother; motherhood.
The state of being pregnant; pregnancy.
A ward or department in a hospital in which babies are born.

Synonyms

(ward): maternity ward

Antonyms

paternity (with respect to gender)

Related terms

Translations

state of being a mother; motherhood

Crimean Tatar: analıq
Dutch: materniteit (nl) f, moederschap (nl) n
Esperanto: patrineco
Finnish: äitiys (fi)

Greek: μητρότητα (el) f (mitrótita)
Norman: matèrnité f
Polish: macierzyństwo (pl) n

state of being pregnant; pregnancy

Finnish: raskaus (fi)
Greek: εγκυμοσύνη (el) f (egkymosýni)

Norman: matèrnité f
Polish: ciąża (pl) f

ward or department in a hospital in which babies are born

Czech: porodnické oddělení n
Finnish: synnytysosasto (fi), synnytyssairaala (fi)
Greek: μαιευτήριο (el) n (maieftírio)

Malay: korban laki-laki
Polish: porodówka (pl) f

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