maternity
noun
- state of being a mother
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /məˈtɜːnɪti/ / /məˈtɜɹnəti/ / [-ɾi]
noun
Etymology: From French maternité, from Latin māternitās.
- The state of being a mother; motherhood.
- The state of being pregnant; pregnancy.
- A ward or department in a hospital in which babies are born.
“She's working in maternity this month.”