Synonyms for Maternity (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus):
gestation, pregnancy
WordNet sense 2 (the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother):
motherhood
WordNet sense 3 (the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother):
motherliness, maternalism, maternal quality
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