maternity
/mə'tɜrnɪti/
noun
9 letters4 syllables14 points in Scrabble®15 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
NOUN
1
The state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus.
2
The kinship relation between an offspring and the mother.
3
The quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother.
WORD FORMS
Related formmaternal
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®14 points
Words With Friends®15 points
Double word28 points
Triple word42 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinaternitymay
Starts & ends withM … Y
Syllablesma · ter · ni · ty
SYNONYMS & RELATED7
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