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