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   ma·ter·ni·ty

   /məˈtərnədē/

   noun

   • 1. motherhood: "she is not a woman with an interest in maternity"
   • ▪ the period during pregnancy and shortly after childbirth: "maternity clothes"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from French maternité, from Latin maternus, from mater ‘mother’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • M

     3

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • N

     1

   • I

     1

   • T

     1

   • Y

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