as in fruitfulness
motherly character or qualities
she had such maternity at such a young age that all her classmates went to her for comfort
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Recent Examples of maternity
Little Otter, a mental health app for families, and Millie, a maternity clinic in Berkeley, California.
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Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
Prior to the store closures, Kohl's produced several celebrity campaigns in 2024, including a maternity line with actress Lea Michele and a Kohl's mom campaign with Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt star Ellie Kemper.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The Players’ Council identified maternity support as a key area where the WTA needed to provide better resources and benefits.
—Jenn Nelson, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Compared with other parts of the country, the South has the highest percentage of uninsured women ages 19-54 and the highest percentage of women that age living in maternity care deserts, where access to maternity care is limited or absent, according to the March of Dimes.
—Elizabeth Cohen, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
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Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
Prior to the store closures, Kohl's produced several celebrity campaigns in 2024, including a maternity line with actress Lea Michele and a Kohl's mom campaign with Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt star Ellie Kemper.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The Players’ Council identified maternity support as a key area where the WTA needed to provide better resources and benefits.
—Jenn Nelson, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Compared with other parts of the country, the South has the highest percentage of uninsured women ages 19-54 and the highest percentage of women that age living in maternity care deserts, where access to maternity care is limited or absent, according to the March of Dimes.
—Elizabeth Cohen, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Maternity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maternity. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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