maternity
The state of being a motherThe state of being a mother; motherhood.
» Mary took maternity leave.
Мэри ушла в декретный отпуск.
Мері пішла в декрет.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The state of being a mother; motherhood.
материнствоmaterinstvo
(countable, uncountable)The state of being pregnant; pregnancy.
беременностьberemennostʹ
the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
(countable, uncountable)A ward or department in a hospital in which babies are born.
She's working in maternity this month.
Examples
28 sentencesMary took maternity leave.
Мері пішла в декрет.
ruМэри ушла в декретный отпуск.
Mary is on maternity leave.
Мері в декреті.
ruМэри в декретном отпуске.
deMary ist im Mutterschaftsurlaub.
Mary is on maternity leave now.
deMaria ist jetzt im Mutterschaftsurlaub.
Mary is still on maternity leave.
ruМэри всё ещё в декрете.
deMaria ist immer noch in Babypause.
She will start her maternity leave next week.
ruОна уходит в декретный отпуск на следующей неделе.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From French maternité, from Latin māternitās.From French maternité, from Latin māternitās.
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Forms
plural: maternities| Singular | maternity |
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regular
Synonyms
7 synonyms- the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother:motherhood
- the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus:pregnancygestation
- the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother:motherlinessmaternalismmaternal quality
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable