Synonyms for maternity
məˈtɜr nɪ tima·ter·ni·ty

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1. maternitynoun

   Antonyms:
   paternity

2. maternitynoun

   Antonyms:
   paternity

3. maternitynoun

   Antonyms:
   paternity

4. maternitynoun

   A ward or department in a hospital in which babies are born.

   Synonyms:
   maternity ward

   Antonyms:
   paternity

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1. pregnancy, gestation, maternitynoun

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

   Synonyms:
   maternal quality, motherliness, motherhood, gestation period, pregnancy, maternalism, gestation

2. motherhood, maternitynoun

   the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother

   Synonyms:
   gestation, maternalism, maternal quality, motherliness, motherhood, pregnancy

3. motherliness, maternalism, maternal quality, maternitynoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   maternal quality, maternalism, gestation, motherliness, motherhood, pregnancy

Matched Categories

1. • Kinship
   • Physical Condition

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1. List of paraphrases for "maternity":

   motherhood, maternal, childbirth, pregnancy, childbearing, obstetric, maternity-leave, paternity

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1. John Seago:

   The Legislature wants to spend money on helping pregnant women and families through things like adoption, maternity homes, pregnancy resources centers and other social services -- in addition to just saying no to pay for the abortion.

2. Health System CEO Gerald Cayer:

   We are unable to safely staff the service after September 24. The number of resignations received leaves us no choice but to pause delivering babies at Lewis County General Hospital. It is my hope that the Department of Health will work with us in support of pausing the service rather than closing the maternity department.

3. Dmytro Kuleba:

   Unfortunately, I can confirm that the Russian leadership, including Minister Lavrov, live in their own reality, in our talks, behind closed doors and in the absence of the media, he told me looking in my eyes that the pictures of pregnant women being taken from under the rubble of the maternity house are fake, that they hit the maternity house as a military target because the Russian military was absolutely sure that it was under the control of Ukrainian army.

4. Antony Blinken:

   This includes the Mariupol maternity hospital, as the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights expressly noted in a March 11 report.It also includes a strike that hit a Mariupol theater, clearly marked with the word ‘дети’ — Russian for ‘children’ — in huge letters visible from the sky.

5. Yulia Astrakhan:

   It was composed of sums that were donated from pensioners, working mothers or mothers on maternity leave and receiving marginal help from the government.