maternity
英 [mə'tɜːnɪtɪ]
美[mə'tɝnəti]
- n. 母性，母道；[妇产] 妇产科医院
- adj. 产科的；产妇的，孕妇的
英英释意
- 1. the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
- 2. the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother
- 3. 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"