Polyglot Dictionary

maternity

/məˈtɜːrnəti/

noun B1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. maternidad

    • She is on maternity leave for six months.

      Está de licencia de maternidad durante seis meses.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

pregnancy

Worth distinguishing: maternity is the broader state; pregnancy is specifically the period before birth.

Similar in other languages

German

Schwangerschaft

Close — maternity relates to pregnancy.

French

suivi de grossesse

Close — maternity relates to pregnancy monitoring.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa maternity?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: She is on ___ leave for six months.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a maternity?

noun

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