English Online Dictionary. What means maternity? What does maternity mean?
English
Etymology
From French maternité, from Latin māternitās.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /məˈtɜː(ɹ)nɪti/
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.
Synonyms
- (ward): maternity ward
Antonyms
- paternity (with respect to gender)