Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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maternity | Yes | No | No | No |
amniocentesis | Yes | No | No | No |
maternity (noun) | amniocentesis (noun) |
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the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother | (pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities |
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 |