maternity

English

Noun

maternity (plural maternities)

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

Synonyms

• (ward): maternity ward

Antonyms

• paternity

Related terms

• maternity bra
• maternity leave
• maternity wear

Translations

state of being a mother; motherhood

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

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

state of being pregnant; pregnancy

• Greek: εγκυμοσύνη (el) (egkymosýni) f
• Jèrriais: matèrnité f

• Polish: ciąża (pl) f

ward or department in a hospital in which babies are born

• Czech: porodnické oddělení (cs) n
• Finnish: synnytysosasto

• Greek: μαιευτήριο (el) (maieftírio) n
• Polish: porodówka (pl) f