as in fruitfulness
motherly character or qualities
she had such maternity at such a young age that all her classmates went to her for comfort
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Recent Examples of maternity
Some of that is due to young people leaving, but so few babies are born here that the local hospital closed its maternity ward three years ago.
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Sarah McCammon, NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
In 1918, Soviet women were given the right to higher education, equal pay, no-fault civil divorce, child support (including for children born out of wedlock), paid maternity leave, and access to free maternity hospitals.
—Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
The maternity concierge serves as a liaison, guiding expectant parents through the multifaceted stages of pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, alleviating anxiety and stress while assisting families in navigating the journey.
—Memorialcare Saddleback Medical Center, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
The new maternity ward, which was filled to the brim with boxes when the county took over operations, has six delivery rooms, 13 post-delivery rooms, four triage rooms and a six-bed neonatal intensive care unit.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
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Sarah McCammon, NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
In 1918, Soviet women were given the right to higher education, equal pay, no-fault civil divorce, child support (including for children born out of wedlock), paid maternity leave, and access to free maternity hospitals.
—Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
The maternity concierge serves as a liaison, guiding expectant parents through the multifaceted stages of pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, alleviating anxiety and stress while assisting families in navigating the journey.
—Memorialcare Saddleback Medical Center, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
The new maternity ward, which was filled to the brim with boxes when the county took over operations, has six delivery rooms, 13 post-delivery rooms, four triage rooms and a six-bed neonatal intensive care unit.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maternity
Noun
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Bunnie has documented her fertility journey over the past year, offering fans emotional glimpses into both the struggles and small victories along the way.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Prosecutors said that none of the testing and analysis done was a fertility test and none of the expert witnesses testified to the sperm being infertile.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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In software development, for instance, the use of coding agents with 18,000 developers has already yielded a 20% spike in productivity.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
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What Happens Next Some companies have experimented with shorter workweeks and reported gains in productivity and employee well-being, but the shift toward a widespread three-day or even four-day schedule is still largely theoretical.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Maternity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maternity. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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