maternity vs kinship

kinship vs maternity

maternity and kinship both are nouns.

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

As nouns, kinship is a hypernym of maternity; that is, kinship is a word with a broader meaning than maternity:

maternity: the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother
kinship: (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption

Other hypernyms of maternity include family relationship, relationship.

maternity (noun)	kinship (noun)
the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother	(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother	a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus

Difference between maternity and kinship

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