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Definisjon av maternity

Vi fant 8 definisjoner av maternity på engelsk.

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Noun
maternity - the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
pregnancy, gestation
physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
segmentation, cleavage the act of cleaving or splitting
trouble an effort that is inconvenient; "I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty"
gravidation, gravidity, gravidness technical terms for pregnancy
gravida a pregnant woman
para, parity an estuary in northern Brazil into which the Tocantins River flows
eccyesis, ectopic gestation, ectopic pregnancy, extrauterine gestation, extrauterine pregnancy, metacyesis pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus
entopic pregnancy pregnancy resulting from normal gestation in the uterus
quickening the process of showing signs of life; "the quickening of seed that will become ripe grain"
childbed, lying-in, parturiency, travail, confinement, labour, labor concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours"
placenta previa pregnancy in which the placenta is implanted in the lower part of the uterus (instead of the upper part); can cause bleeding late in pregnancy; delivery by cesarean section may be necessary
maternity - the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother; "the girl's motherliness made her invaluable in caring for the children"
motherliness, maternalism, maternal quality
parental quality a quality appropriate to a parent
maternity - the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother
motherhood
family relationship, kinship, relationship (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
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Substantiv
maternity - The state of being a mother; motherhood.
maternity - The state of being pregnant; pregnancy.
maternity - A ward or department in a hospital in which babies are born.

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  • Maternity or motherhood is the social and legal acknowledgment of the parental relationship between a mother and her child. It is specially related with the protection of the baby and the mother within and after the childbirth.

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  • maternity
    The feelings and needs felt by a mother for her offspring.

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