English-Thai Dictionary

maternity

N ความ เป็น แม่  ความเป็นมา รดา  parenthood mothership kwam-pen-mea

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MATERNITY

n.The character or relation of a mother.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MATERNITY

Ma *ter "ni *ty, n. Etym: [F. maternité, LL. maternitas.]

 

Defn: The state of being a mother; the character or relation of a mother.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

maternity

ma ter ni ty |məˈtərnətē məˈtərnədi | ▶noun motherhood. • [ usu. as modifier ] the period during pregnancy and shortly after childbirth: maternity leave | maternity clothes. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French maternité, from Latin maternus, from mater ‘mother. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

maternity

ma ¦ter |nity |məˈtəːnɪti | ▶noun [ mass noun ] motherhood. • [ usu. as modifier ] the period during pregnancy and shortly after childbirth: maternity leave. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French maternité, from Latin maternus, from mater ‘mother ’.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

maternity

maternity noun motherhood, parenthood; motherliness.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

maternity

ma ter ni ty /mətə́ː r nəti /形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗産婦のための .名詞 U 母であること, 母性 .～́ b è nefits [p à y, all ò wance ]出産給付金, 出産 [産休 ]手当 .～́ cl ò thes [dr è ss ]妊婦服, マタニティードレス .～́ h ò spital 産科病院 .～́ l è ave 出産休暇, 育児休暇, 産休 .～́ w à rd 産科病棟 .