as in fruitfulness
motherly character or qualities
she had such maternity at such a young age that all her classmates went to her for comfort
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Below, some of the best maternity fashion moments of 2024.
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
Few people could be seen on Wednesday in the usually overcrowded shanty towns where many immigrants live, the prefecture office said, while the island’s maternity ward, which usually sees one birth per hour, was operating at below normal levels.
—Reuters, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
Through its platforms online and in stores with retailers such as Amazon, Walmart, and Sam’s Club, the brand has provided quality maternity and infant care products to over 4.5 million moms across the world.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
But hospital social workers are often overworked, said Kylie Haines, who manages a program for pregnant women with opioid use disorder at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, one of the top maternity teaching hospitals in the nation.
—Shoshana Walter, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
Few people could be seen on Wednesday in the usually overcrowded shanty towns where many immigrants live, the prefecture office said, while the island’s maternity ward, which usually sees one birth per hour, was operating at below normal levels.
—Reuters, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
Through its platforms online and in stores with retailers such as Amazon, Walmart, and Sam’s Club, the brand has provided quality maternity and infant care products to over 4.5 million moms across the world.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
But hospital social workers are often overworked, said Kylie Haines, who manages a program for pregnant women with opioid use disorder at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, one of the top maternity teaching hospitals in the nation.
—Shoshana Walter, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Maternity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maternity. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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