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maternity

noun

mə-ˈtər-nə-tē

Definition of maternity

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 Anne Hathaway is doing summer maternity style like no one else. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 5 July 2026 Second lady Usha Vance mocking The New York Times for reading political significance into her Old Navy maternity dress and the New York Knicks celebrating their NBA title were featured in last week's News Quiz. — Staff, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026 An untold number of their mothers were sent away to maternity homes before giving birth. — Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 The Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund, the PIF, will continue to sponsor the WTA Tour rankings and fund a maternity and egg-freezing program for women’s players. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for maternity

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The population of the United States is undergoing a shift as baby boomers age and fertility rates decline.

— Michelle Fox, CNBC, 10 July 2026
In other places, including southern German regions like Thuringia, and Slavic countries like Montenegro, their phallic shape was also associated with fertility, and they were used as an aphrodisiac.

— Leah Hudson, Popular Science, 9 July 2026

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Worries are rising that stock prices have shot too high and that the demand may not be sustainable if AI doesn’t deliver as much profit and productivity as expected.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
The statement said that AI could also generate major gains in living standards and increases in wealth due to productivity.

— Victoria Baeza Garcia, The Washington Examiner, 13 July 2026

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