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maternity

noun

mə-ˈtər-nə-tē

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 The jury on Friday also awarded a special mention to Nolwenn Hervé’s The Cord, the portrait of a maternity warrior in Venezuela. —

Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 20 Mar. 2026 Where ancient midwives had summoned divine assistance by uttering incantations, medieval maternity caregivers called upon saintly mothers by reciting rhythmical charms. —

Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026 In the tender maternity shoot, Jepsen cradles her bump in bed alongside Marsden Greif-Neil. —

Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026 Wunmi Mosaku made a radiant Oscars debut, thanks to her gorgeous maternity glow and skin prep by Joanna Czech using skin care from Swiss Perfection. —

Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for maternity

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The data comes from the latest Demographic Observatory by ECLAC (the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean), focused on declining fertility.

— Manuela Castro, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
Eggs first became associated with Easter because early Christians in Mesopotamia considered eggs a symbol of rebirth and resurrection, an idea in line with many other cultures that saw them as an ancient symbol of fertility, regeneration or new life.

— Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026