Maternity
9 lettersnouncommonUpdated February 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.”
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Contains common letters with -ITY ending; 'T' appears twice in the word
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Worth 14 points; the Y at the end provides flexibility for extensions
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