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maternity

1 adjective
     
ma‧ter‧ni‧ty1 [only before noun]
relating to a woman who is pregnant or who has just had a baby [↪ paternity]:
a maternity dress
maternity benefits/pay etc (=money that the government or employers give to a woman after she has had a baby)
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