maternity

English Thesaurus

1. the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	parental quality,
definition	:	a quality appropriate to a parent (noun.attribute)

attribute	:	maternal,
definition	:	characteristic of a mother (adj.all)

2. the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother (noun.linkdef)

hypernym	:	family relationship, kinship, relationship,
definition	:	(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption (noun.linkdef)

3. the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus (noun.state)

hypernym	:	physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state,
definition	:	the condition or state of the body or bodily functions (noun.state)

hyponym	:	trouble,
definition	:	an unwanted pregnancy (noun.state)

hyponym	:	gravidation, gravidity, gravidness,
definition	:	technical terms for pregnancy (noun.state)

hyponym	:	gravida,
definition	:	the number of the pregnancy that a woman is in (noun.state)

hyponym	:	para, parity,
definition	:	(obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered (noun.state)

hyponym	:	eccyesis, ectopic gestation, ectopic pregnancy, extrauterine gestation, extrauterine pregnancy, metacyesis,
definition	:	pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus (noun.state)

hyponym	:	entopic pregnancy,
definition	:	pregnancy resulting from normal gestation in the uterus (noun.state)

hyponym	:	placenta previa,
definition	:	pregnancy in which the placenta is implanted in the lower part of the uterus (instead of the upper part); can cause bleeding late in pregnancy; delivery by cesarean section may be necessary (noun.state)

part holonym	:	cleavage, segmentation,
definition	:	(embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum (noun.process)

part holonym	:	quickening,
definition	:	the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus (noun.state)

part holonym	:	childbed, confinement, labor, labour, lying-in, parturiency, travail,
definition	:	concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child (noun.state)

part holonym	:	morning sickness,
definition	:	nausea early in the day; a characteristic symptom in the early months of pregnancy (noun.state)

domain member category	:	fetal movement, foetal movement,
definition	:	motion of a fetus within the uterus (usually detected by the 16th week of pregnancy) (noun.act)

domain member category	:	amnio, amniocentesis,
definition	:	(pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities (noun.act)

domain member category	:	stretch mark,
definition	:	a narrow band resulting from tension on the skin (as on abdominal skin after pregnancy) (noun.attribute)

domain member category	:	endometrium,
definition	:	(pregnancy) the mucous membrane that lines the uterus; thickens under hormonal control and (if pregnancy does not occur) is shed in menstruation; if pregnancy occurs it is shed along with the placenta at parturition (noun.body)

domain member category	:	phlebothrombosis, venous thrombosis,
definition	:	thrombosis of a vein without prior inflammation of the vein; associated with sluggish blood flow (as in prolonged bedrest or pregnancy or surgery) or with rapid coagulation of the blood (noun.state)

4. the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	maternal,
definition	:	characteristic of a mother (adj.all)

derivation	:	maternalistic,
definition	:	showing maternal instincts (adj.all)

derivation	:	motherly,
definition	:	befitting a mother; warm and nurturing (adj.all)

5. the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother (noun.linkdef)

derivation	:	female parent, mother,
definition	:	a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother) (noun.person)

6. the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus (noun.state)

derivation	:	bear, carry, expect, gestate, have a bun in the oven,
definition	:	be pregnant with (verb.body)

derivation	:	pregnant,
definition	:	carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life (adj.all)

derivation	:	gestational,
definition	:	of or relating to gestation (adj.pert)

7. the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	maternal,
definition	:	characteristic of a mother (adj.all)

derivation	:	maternalistic,
definition	:	showing maternal instincts (adj.all)

derivation	:	motherly,
definition	:	befitting a mother; warm and nurturing (adj.all)

8. the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother (noun.linkdef)

derivation	:	female parent, mother,
definition	:	a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother) (noun.person)

9. the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus (noun.state)

derivation	:	bear, carry, expect, gestate, have a bun in the oven,
definition	:	be pregnant with (verb.body)

derivation	:	pregnant,
definition	:	carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life (adj.all)

derivation	:	gestational,
definition	:	of or relating to gestation (adj.pert)