maternity

汉语翻译：
n. 母性, 怀孕, 妇产科医院
a. 产妇的
【医】 产院, 母性词型变化：
名词复数:maternities英语解释：
名词 maternity:

the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus同义词：pregnancy, gestation

the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother同义词：motherhood

the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother同义词：motherliness, maternalism, maternal quality

详细解释：
ma.ter.ni.ty
n.（名词）
【复数】 ma.ter.ni.ties
The state of being a mother; motherhood.
母亲身份；母道：作为母亲的状态；母道
The feelings or characteristics associated with being a mother; motherliness.
母性，母爱：母亲的感受或特征；慈母心
A maternity ward.
产科病房
adj.（形容词）
Relating to or effective during pregnancy, childbirth, or the first months of motherhood:
母性的，初为人母的：孕妇的；适合于孕妇的，生小孩或成为母亲的第一个月的：
例句：
a maternity dress; maternity leave.
孕妇装；产假
来源：
French maternité
法语 maternité
from Medieval Latin m3ternit3s
源自 中世纪拉丁语 m3ternit3s
from Latin m3ternus [maternal]
源自 拉丁语 m3ternus [母亲的]
from m3ter [mother] * see m3ter-
源自 m3ter [母亲] *参见 m3ter-