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maternal death

maternal death noun: the death of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process; obstetric death.

Noun

maternal death (countable and uncountable, plural maternal deaths)

  1. The death of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process; obstetric death.

Forms of maternal death

pluralmaternal deaths

Questions about maternal death

What does maternal death mean?
Maternal death means the death of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process; obstetric death.
What part of speech is maternal death?
Maternal death is a noun.
What is the plural of maternal death?
The plural of maternal death is maternal deaths.

Words near maternal death in the dictionary

  1. maternal aunt
  2. maternal aunts
  3. maternal cousin
  4. maternal cousins
  5. maternal custody
  6. maternal death
  7. maternal deaths
  8. maternal effect
  9. maternal effects
  10. maternal grandchild
  11. maternal grandchildren

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