What does "maternity" mean?

The state of being a mother; motherhood.

What is a synonym for "maternity"?

Common synonyms include: gestation, motherhood, pregnancy, affiliation, agnation, alliance.

Pronounced //məˈtɜː(ɹ)nɪti//.

/məˈtɜː(ɹ)nɪti/ noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
The state of being a mother; motherhood. countable, uncountable
2
the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother wordnet
3
The state of being pregnant; pregnancy. countable, uncountable
4
the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother wordnet
5
A ward or department in a hospital in which babies are born. countable, uncountable
"She's working in maternity this month."

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the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus wordnet

"I'm taking maternity leave from September 30th to October 14th."

From French maternité, from Latin māternitās.