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 Attacking a maternity hospital with a barrage of tear gas, after protesters had been chased inside. Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2025 From pull-on pants and drawstring styles to low-rise silhouettes, these are the best maternity pants on the market, from a Vogue writer who’s in the third trimester (and enjoying a lot of macaroni and cheese). Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025 Personnel are trying to relocate all treatment into the maternity building to get movement down to a minimum, Al Shaer said. Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025 In Australia, midwives consist of 91% of the maternity provider workforce. Deanna Taylor, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for maternity
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Noun
  • Drawbacks include not being on demand (like not working immediately and not returning fertility immediately when stopped) and typically being hormone-based with side effects, according to the team.
    Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Since the earthen mound was clearly man-made, archaeologists linked its shape to Venus, a deity associated with fertility and farming.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The cumulative effect shows up in national productivity.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Following the reveal of the shortfall in mid-June, MCTS reported the deficit was a result of low productivity, overbilling from the agency's paratransit provider, and excessive overtime.
    Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Maternity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maternity. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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