Webster's English Dictionary

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maternity

ma.ter.ni.ty \m*-'t*r-n*t-e-\ n often attrib  1a: the quality or state of 
   being a mother : MOTHERHOOD  1b: the qualities of a mother : MOTHERLINESS  
   2: a hospital facility designed for the care of women before and during chi 
   ldbirth and for the care of newborn babies