Synonyms of the word

maternity

• n. The state of being a mother; motherhood.
• n. The state of being pregnant; pregnancy.
• n. A ward or department in a hospital in which babies are born.

gestation

• n. The period of time during which an infant animal or human physically develops inside the mother's body…
• n. The process of development of a plan or idea.

kinship

• n. relation or connection by blood, marriage or adoption.
• n. relation or connection by nature or character.

maternalism

• n. The treatment of people in a motherly manner, especially by caring for them as a mother would care for…

motherhood

• n. The state of being a mother.
• n. Mothers, considered as a group.

motherliness

• n. The property of being motherly.

pregnancy

• n. (countable) The condition of being pregnant.
• n. The period of time this condition prevails.
• n. (uncountable) The progression of stages from conception to birth.

relationship

• n. Connection or association; the condition of being related.
• n. Kinship; being related by blood or marriage.
• n. A romantic or sexual involvement.
• n. A way in which two or more people behave and are involved with each other.
• n. (music) The level or degree of affinity between keys, chords and tones.