GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Maternity (?), n. [F. maternité, LL. maternitas.]
   1. The state of being a mother; motherhood.
   
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   2. The character of a mother; maternal quality; motherliness.
   
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   3. The maternity ward; the maternity department of a hospital.
   
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2.       
   maternity (?), a.
   1. Of or pertaining to childbirth or the period during which a woman is pregnant; as, “maternity care; a maternity hospital”.
   
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   2. For use during pregnancy; as, “a maternity outfit”.
   
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