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Synonyms for maternity in English

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maternity:
- motherliness; maternalism; maternity; maternal quality; motherhood; pregnancy; gestation

English

Detailed Synonyms for maternity in English

maternity:

maternity [the ~] noun

the maternity

– the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother ¹
the motherliness; the maternalism; the maternity; the maternal quality
– the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother ¹
- motherliness [the ~] noun
  - the girl's motherliness made her invaluable in caring for the children¹
- maternalism [the ~] noun
- maternity [the ~] noun
- maternal quality [the ~] noun
the maternity

– the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother ¹
the motherhood; the maternity
– the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother ¹
- motherhood [the ~] noun
- maternity [the ~] noun
the maternity

– the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus ¹
the pregnancy; the maternity; the gestation
– the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus ¹
- pregnancy [the ~] noun
- maternity [the ~] noun
- gestation [the ~] noun

Alternate Synonyms for "maternity":

Related Definitions for "maternity":

the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother¹
the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother¹
the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus¹

Related Synonyms for maternity

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