名詞 maternity:

1. the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
   同義詞：pregnancy, gestation
2. the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother
   同義詞：motherhood
3. the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother
   同義詞：motherliness, maternalism, maternal quality

ma.ter.ni.ty

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 ma.ter.ni.ties
The state of being a mother; motherhood.
母親身份；母道：作為母親的狀態(tài)；母道
The feelings or characteristics associated with being a mother; motherliness.
母性，母愛：母親的感受或特征；慈母心
A maternity ward.
產(chǎn)科病房
adj.（形容詞）
Relating to or effective during pregnancy, childbirth, or the first months of motherhood:
母性的，初為人母的：孕婦的；適合于孕婦的，生小孩或成為母親的第一個(gè)月的：
例句：
a maternity dress; maternity leave.
孕婦裝；產(chǎn)假

來源：
French maternité
法語(yǔ) maternité
from Medieval Latin m3ternit3s
源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語(yǔ) m3ternit3s
from Latin m3ternus [maternal]
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) m3ternus [母親的]
from m3ter [mother] * see m3ter-
源自 m3ter [母親] *參見 m3ter-