maternity

名词 maternity:

1. the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
   同义词：pregnancy, gestation
2. the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother
   同义词：motherhood
3. the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother
   同义词：motherliness, maternalism, maternal quality

ma.ter.ni.ty

n.（名词）
【复数】 ma.ter.ni.ties
The state of being a mother; motherhood.
母亲身份；母道：作为母亲的状态；母道
The feelings or characteristics associated with being a mother; motherliness.
母性，母爱：母亲的感受或特征；慈母心
A maternity ward.
产科病房
adj.（形容词）
Relating to or effective during pregnancy, childbirth, or the first months of motherhood:
母性的，初为人母的：孕妇的；适合于孕妇的，生小孩或成为母亲的第一个月的：
例句：
a maternity dress; maternity leave.
孕妇装；产假

来源：
French maternité
法语 maternité
from Medieval Latin m3ternit3s
源自 中世纪拉丁语 m3ternit3s
from Latin m3ternus [maternal]
源自 拉丁语 m3ternus [母亲的]
from m3ter [mother] * see m3ter-
源自 m3ter [母亲] *参见 m3ter-