also: マタニティー
maternity; motherhood
Refers to the state or concept of being a mother; often used in compound terms like マタニティライフ (maternity life).
I bought a book to enjoy maternity life.
Used to refer to the period of pregnancy; common in contexts like マタニティマーク (maternity mark) or マタニティクラス (prenatal class).
I have a maternity mark on my bag.
maternity dress; maternity wear
Abbreviation of マタニティドレス or マタニティウェア; refers to clothing designed for pregnant women.
I'm going to buy new maternity wear.
maternity dress
maternity blues; postpartum blues; postnatal depression
pregnancy badge; baby on board badge
maternity harassment; pregnancy discrimination at work
Standard katakana spelling for the English loanword 'maternity'.
Variant katakana spelling with a long vowel mark; less common but still used.
Loanword from English 'maternity', used in Japanese primarily in compound words related to pregnancy and motherhood.