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
Employers are now also obliged to provide maternity, paternity and paid sick leave from the moment an employee joins.
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Ian King, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
To survive, hospitals have cut expensive services like maternity care, pediatric critical care and chemotherapy.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 8 Apr. 2026
Stephanie Morton, executive director of Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies-The Montana Coalition, said more than half of Montana's counties are designated as maternity care deserts.
—Katheryn Houghton, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
The South Side currently has only four hospitals that offer maternity services.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
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Ian King, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
To survive, hospitals have cut expensive services like maternity care, pediatric critical care and chemotherapy.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 8 Apr. 2026
Stephanie Morton, executive director of Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies-The Montana Coalition, said more than half of Montana's counties are designated as maternity care deserts.
—Katheryn Houghton, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
The South Side currently has only four hospitals that offer maternity services.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for maternity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maternity
Noun
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But pronatalists and social conservatives are also increasingly concerned about fertility and falling birth rates attributed to plastic pollution.—
Justin Zorn,
STAT,
28 Apr. 2026
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Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that fertility rates, the average number of births women are projected to have over their lifetime, fell to a record low last year.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Business leaders encourage mindfulness for enhancing productivity.—
Charles Preston,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Apr. 2026
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Mamdani says these programs will help families save upwards of $20,000 a year, which will in turn help the city retain top talent and boost productivity.—
Christina Fan,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Maternity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maternity. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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