Synonyms for maternity
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being a mother; motherhood.
- n. 2
The state of being pregnant; pregnancy.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- maternities → pregnancies, gestations, maternalisms, motherhoods…
Example sentences
- pregnancy The news of Mary's pregnancy will soon get around.
- gestation The gestation period of a rhino is about 16 months.
- motherhood Motherhood proved to be very challenging for Martha.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| maternity | steady | |
| pregnancy | rising | |
| gestation | steady | |
| motherliness | steady | |
| maternalism | rising | |
| motherhood | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- momness
- 9 letters
- pregnancy3, gestation3
- 10 letters
- motherhood3
- 11 letters
- maternalism
- 12 letters
- motherliness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pregnancy3 = 3 syllables).