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Meaning of maternity


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  maternity
      n 1: the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to
           birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
           [syn: {pregnancy}, {gestation}, {maternity}]
      2: the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother
         [syn: {motherhood}, {maternity}]
      3: the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth
         and affection of or befitting a mother; "the girl's
         motherliness made her invaluable in caring for the children"
         [syn: {motherliness}, {maternalism}, {maternal quality},
         {maternity}]


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