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
In 2024, for example, the Democratic congressman secured $1 million for a local organization that operates a maternity home for pregnant and new moms between the ages of 12 and 21.
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
The New Orleans Saints quarterback, 26, is expecting his first baby with his wife Nicolette, announcing the exciting news on Instagram with a series of photos from their maternity shoot.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Individual centers can differ widely from each other and may provide a range of services such as pregnancy tests, parenting classes, diapers, maternity clothes and more, typically at no cost.
—Emily Brindley
health Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
In all, the three attacks killed at least eight people, including a father and daughter at a maternity hospital in the western Ivano-Frankivsk region.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Mar. 2026
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
The New Orleans Saints quarterback, 26, is expecting his first baby with his wife Nicolette, announcing the exciting news on Instagram with a series of photos from their maternity shoot.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Individual centers can differ widely from each other and may provide a range of services such as pregnancy tests, parenting classes, diapers, maternity clothes and more, typically at no cost.
—Emily Brindley
health Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
In all, the three attacks killed at least eight people, including a father and daughter at a maternity hospital in the western Ivano-Frankivsk region.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maternity
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The second phase, scheduled for February 2027, will collect data on demographics, salary, education, migration, and fertility.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
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Women with diabetes received fertility and prepregnancy counseling at low and inconsistent rates — in some studies, as low as 1 percent.—
Rob Williams,
EverydayHealth.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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What started as a productivity tool — keeping tech workers on-site for lunch — and later morphed into a recruitment tool for employers, is now pitching itself as an amenity on par with lounges, gyms and roof decks in service of the back-to-office movement.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Whatever else has happened to the singer-songwriter and guitarist during their past half-decade of furious productivity, Eisenberg has very clearly fallen in love.—
Jayson Greene,
Pitchfork,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Maternity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maternity. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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