maternité

See also: matèrnité

French

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin maternitas, from māter (“mother”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.tɛʁ.ni.te/

Noun

maternité f (plural maternités)

1. maternity (state of being a mother)
2. maternity ward (in a hospital)

See also

• paternité
• sororité
• fraternité

Further reading

• “maternité”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• Marinette