Antonyms for maternity
məˈtɜr nɪ tima·ter·ni·ty

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. maternitynoun

   Antonyms:
   paternity

2. maternitynoun

   Antonyms:
   paternity

3. maternitynoun

   Antonyms:
   paternity

4. maternitynoun

   A ward or department in a hospital in which babies are born.

   Synonyms:
   maternity ward

   Antonyms:
   paternity

Matched Categories

1. • Kinship
   • Physical Condition

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pregnancy, gestation, maternitynoun

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

   Synonyms:
   maternal quality, motherliness, motherhood, gestation period, pregnancy, maternalism, gestation

2. motherhood, maternitynoun

   the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother

   Synonyms:
   gestation, maternalism, maternal quality, motherliness, motherhood, pregnancy

3. motherliness, maternalism, maternal quality, maternitynoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   maternal quality, maternalism, gestation, motherliness, motherhood, pregnancy

How to use maternity in a sentence?

1. Christine Ross:

   She's done a lot of bespoke pieces, a lot of customization pieces that aren't maternity at all and it's really been a difference.

2. Carrie Symonds:

   Wilfred after Boris' grandfather, Lawrie after my grandfather, Nicholas after Dr Nick Price and Dr Nick Hart - the two doctors that saved Boris' life last month, thank you so, so much to the incredible NHS maternity team at UCLH that looked after us so well. I couldn't be happier. My heart is full.

3. Lesley Page:

   Midwives and other maternity staff should not act as gatekeepers to maternity services, they owe a duty of care to all pregnant women who seek care from them and they should provide care to all pregnant women irrespective of ability to pay.

4. Russell Viner:

   We need a renewed focus on maternity and early child development.

5. Mike Pence:

   When Pete’s two children were born, he took two months maternity leave, where upon thousands of travelers were stranded in airports, the air traffic system shut down, airplanes nearly collided in midair, i mean, Pete Buttigieg is the only person in human history to have a child and all the rest of us get postpartum depression.

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