| Main Entry: | motherhood |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | maternity |
Synonyms: |
motherliness, mothership, parenthood |
| Main Entry: | maternity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | period of being pregnant with child |
Synonyms: |
gestation, maternology, motherhood, parenthood |
Antonyms: |
paternity |
| Main Entry: | childbearing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | giving birth |
Synonyms: |
accouchement, birthing, childbirth, lying-in, motherhood, parturiency, parturition, pregnancy, travail |