Maternity

9 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

The state of being a mother, or the period during pregnancy and shortly after childbirth. It also refers to the qualities or characteristics associated with motherhood.

“She took six months of maternity leave after her daughter was born.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/məˈtɜrnɪti/

Syllables

ma·ter·ni·ty

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Synonyms

motherhoodpregnancychildbearing

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Wordle

Contains common letters with -ITY ending; 'T' appears twice in the word

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Scrabble

Worth 14 points; the Y at the end provides flexibility for extensions

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