maternity
(ma-ter-ni-ty)
4 syllables
Definition
noun. 1 motherhood; 2 a section of a hospital devoted to the care of women at childbirth and of their newborn infants; 3 the state of being pregnant
Example Sentence
Mother and her new baby are on the maternity floor of the hospital.
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maternity
Rhymes
- eternity
- fraternity
- maternity
- modernity
- paternity