Thesaurus results for MATERNITY

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 Winnie the Pooh Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, and Eeyore make a sweet family theme, and Pooh's round silhouette can also be a fun maternity option. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 Gramby, 41, founded her practice, Crown of Glory Birth Services, in 2018, partly to help meet the needs of women lacking care in maternity deserts. — Kristin Wright, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026 Hospitals are also closing labor and maternity wards — nearly 60 wards have closed since 2012, according to CalMatters. — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Attitudes about women’s bodies also conspired to keep pregnancies shrouded behind modest, tentlike maternity wear. — Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for maternity

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Egg freezing costs can hit $47,000 A single egg freezing cycle, including hormone stimulation and the retrieval procedure, costs around $16,000, on average, according to FertilityIQ, a fertility data and education platform.

— Annie Nova, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026
And this is a poem about meeting your wife and deciding to try to conceive pretty soon because of the problems of fertility.

— Terry Gross, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of fertility

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The resulting mix of companies' labor intensity and AI sensitivity yields a list of productivity beneficiaries within the Russell 1000.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
Under the hood, Intel's new Wildcat Lake platform promises solid performance for productivity and entertainment.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of productivity

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