maternalism vs maternity

maternity vs maternalism

maternalism and maternity both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
maternalism	Yes	No	No	No
maternity	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, maternalism and maternity are synonyms defined as:

maternalism and maternity: the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother

Other synonyms of maternalism include maternal quality, motherliness.

maternalism (noun)	maternity (noun)
motherly care; behavior characteristic of a mother; the practice of acting as a mother does toward her children	the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother
the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother	the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother
	the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus

Difference between maternalism and maternity

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