maternities

Meanings

Noun

• the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
• the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother
• the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother
• plural of maternity

Synonyms

gestation, maternal quality, maternalism, maternity, motherhood, motherliness, pregnancy