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 ma·ter·ni·ty /məˈtɝnəti/
 母性,母道,婦產科醫院(a.)產婦的

 ma·ter·ni·ty /məˈtɝnətɪ/ 名詞
 母性,產院

 Ma·ter·ni·ty n.
 1. The state of being a mother; motherhood.
 2. The character of a mother; maternal quality; motherliness.
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 maternity
      n 1: the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to
           birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her
           uterus [syn: pregnancy, gestation]
      2: the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother
         [syn: motherhood]
      3: 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" [syn: motherliness, maternalism, maternal
         quality]