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maternity
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5 definitions • 4 examples
1
the
state
of being a mother
2
related
to
pregnancy
and
birth
:
Examples:
maternity
clothes
3
relating
to a
period
during which a woman is
pregnant
and has a baby, and
often
to a
period
following
this:
Examples:
Anita
passed
along
some used maternity
clothes
(=
clothes
worn
when she was
pregnant
).
She
asked
about the
company
’s maternity
benefits
.
4
the
state
of being a mother:
Examples:
issues
of
reproduction
, maternity, and
women
’s
health
5
Maternity leave is a
period
in which a woman is
allowed
to be
absent
from work in the
weeks
before and after she
gives
birth
.
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