maternity

CEFRB2

/məˈtɜːnɪti/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The state of being a mother, especially during pregnancy and after birth.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A ward or department in a hospital in which babies are born.

Examples

  • After her maternity leave, she resumed her old job.

  • I'm taking maternity leave from September 30th to October 14th.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • [-ɾi]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The state of being a mother; motherhood.

  2. The state of being pregnant; pregnancy.

More examples

In context

  • She's working in maternity this month.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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Origin

noun

From French maternité, from Latin māternitās.