maternity

名词 n.
/məˈtɜːnɪti/    /məˈtɜɹnəti/|[-ɾi]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The state of being a mother; motherhood. countable,uncountable
  2. The state of being pregnant; pregnancy. countable,uncountable
  3. A ward or department in a hospital in which babies are born. countable,uncountable
    — She's working in maternity this month.

词形变化

maternities plural

词源

From French maternité, from Latin māternitās.
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