maternity

Phonetic Respelling: [ muh-tur-ni-tee ]

Definition:

n. 1 motherhood; 2 a section of a hospital devoted to the care of women at childbirth and of their newborn infants; 3 the state of being pregnant

Sentence:

Mother and her new baby are on the maternity floor of the hospital.

More example sentences:

Mother and her new baby are on the maternity floor of the hospital.

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Ajit doesn't want to contribute to the class maternity gift for Mrs. Pilsen. Instead, he decided to give his teacher what?

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Synonyms:

motherhood; maternalism;pregnancy; gestation

Antonyms:

son

Maternity rhymes:

• Four Syllable Rhymes
  • eternity
  • fraternity
  • modernity
  • paternity