ma·ter·ni·ty
noun/məˈtɜːnəti/
/məˈtɜːrnəti/
[uncountable]- the state of being or becoming a mother
母亲身份；怀孕 - maternity clothes (= clothes for women who are pregnant)
孕妇装 - a maternity ward/hospital (= one where women go to give birth to their babies)
产科病房；妇产医院
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMaternity is used before these nouns:- benefit
- bra
- care
- …
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French maternité, from Latin maternus, from mater ‘mother’. - maternity clothes (= clothes for women who are pregnant)