maternity
Syllables: ma·tern·i·ty/məˈtɜːnɪti/US/məˈtɜɹnəti/
maternity noun: the state of being a mother; motherhood.
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.
- She's working in maternity this month.
- Synonyms:
- maternity ward
maternity meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
maternity in Hindi
- state of being a mother; motherhood
- मातृत्व mātŕtva
- state of being pregnant; pregnancy
- गर्भावस्था garbhāvasthā
maternity in Tamil
- state of being a mother; motherhood
- தாய்மை tāymai
- state of being pregnant; pregnancy
- மகப்பேறு makappēṟu, தாய்மை tāymai
maternity in Urdu
- جناپا, زچگی
maternity in Bengali
- মাতৃত্ব, মাতৃসুলভ ভাব, মাতৃপ্রকৃতি
More languagesFewer languages
- maternity in Telugu
- ప్రసూతి
- maternity in Malayalam
- മാതൃത്വം, പ്രസവാശുപത്രി, പ്രസവവാർഡ്, മാതൃഭാവം
- maternity in Kannada
- ತಾಯ್ತನ, ಜನನಿಯಾಗಿರುವಿಕೆ, ತಾಯಿಯ ಗುಣ, ತಾಯಿಯ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿತ್ವ
- maternity in Punjabi
- ਜਣੇਪਾ
- maternity in Gujarati
- પ્રસૂતિ
- maternity in Nepali
- प्रसूति
- maternity in Malay
- korban laki-laki
Examples of maternity in a sentence
- I'm working half-time this month (two and a half days per week) before my maternity leave.
- My wife is on a two year maternity leave while she takes care of her newborn baby.
- I say, I say, I say! Did you hear the one about the nun in a maternity ward?
Synonyms of maternity
Antonyms
Forms of maternity
| plural | maternities |
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Origin of maternity
From French maternité, from Latin māternitās.
Words formed from maternity
Phrases with maternity
Words that rhyme with maternity
Questions about maternity
- What does maternity mean?
- Maternity means the state of being a mother; motherhood.
- What is maternity in Hindi?
- Maternity in Hindi is मातृत्व (mātŕtva), गर्भावस्था (garbhāvasthā). See Maternity meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is maternity?
- Maternity is a noun.
- How do you pronounce maternity?
- Maternity is pronounced /məˈtɜːnɪti/ (UK).
- What is the plural of maternity?
- The plural of maternity is maternities.
Words near maternity in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: maternity (page history and authors); maternity (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); maternity (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); maternity (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); maternity (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); maternity (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); maternity (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); maternity (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); maternity (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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