DICTIONARY ENTRY
4 SYLLABLES
maternity
/mə'tɜrnɪti/ · mətɜrnɪti
Maternity has 4 syllables: ma · ter · ni · ty.
ma
01
ter
02
ni
03
ty
04
noun. The state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus.
noun. The kinship relation between an offspring and the mother.
noun. The quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother.
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