[さんふじんか, sanfujinka] (n) maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology); (P) #18,052[Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Maternity \Ma*ter"ni*ty\, n. [F. maternit['e], LL. maternitas.]
1. The state of being a mother; motherhood.
[1913 Webster]
2. The character of a mother; maternal quality; motherliness.
[1913 Webster]
3. The maternity ward; the maternity department of a
hospital.
[PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
maternity \ma*ter"ni*ty\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to childbirth or the period during which
a woman is pregnant; as, maternity care; a maternity
hospital.
[PJC]
2. For use during pregnancy; as, a maternity outfit.
[PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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}, {maternity}]
2: the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother
[syn: {motherhood}, {maternity}]
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},
{maternity}]
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