maternity

US: /məˈtɝnɪti/
UK: /mətˈɜːnɪti/


English Vietnamese dictionary


maternity /mə'tə:niti/
  • danh từ
    • tính chất người mẹ, nhiệm vụ người mẹ

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
[U] the state of being or becoming a mother: maternity clothes (= clothes for women who are pregnant) + a maternity ward / hospital (= one where women go to give birth to their babies)

Thesaurus dictionary


n.
1 motherhood, parenthood, pregnancy:
Maternity brings about great changes in a woman's life.
2 parenthood, motherhood:
The maternity of the child was not questioned until the hospital revealed that there had been a mix-up in the nursery.