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metacyesis vs maternity

maternity vs metacyesis

metacyesis and maternity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
metacyesis Yes No No No
maternity Yes No No No
As nouns, maternity is a hypernym of metacyesis; that is, maternity is a word with a broader meaning than metacyesis:
  • metacyesis: pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus
  • maternity: the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
Other hypernyms of metacyesis include gestation, pregnancy.
metacyesis (noun) maternity (noun)
pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus 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 metacyesis and maternity

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