| word | maternity |
|---|---|
| definition | The state of being a mother; motherhood. |
| eg_sentence | It's quite possible that the Mona Lisa is a portrait of maternity, and that the painting marks the recent birth of her child Andrea. |
| explanation | Maternity is used as both a noun and an adjective. Maternity benefits are benefits specially provided by employers for women having babies, and usually include maternity leave, time off work. With maternity come maternal feelings, which are shown by all species of warm-blooded animals as well as a few reptiles such as crocodiles and alligators |
| IPA | məˈtərnɪti |
Tags: mwvb::unit:10, mwvb::unit:10:word, mwvb::word, mwvb::word-cloze, mwvb::word-reverse, obsidian_to_anki
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