Definition of maternity

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • maternity is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
  • maternity is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
  • maternity is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 15

Definition of maternity


  • the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. gestation
    2. pregnancy
  • the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. motherhood
  • the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. maternal quality
    2. maternalism
    3. motherliness

See definition of maternity in Merriam Webster