also: マタニティウエア · マタニティーウェア · マタニティーウエア
maternity wear; maternity clothes
Clothing designed for pregnant women. The Japanese term 妊婦服 (にんぷふく) is a more formal or medical synonym.
See also: 妊婦服 (にんぷふく)
最近、おしゃれなマタニティウェアが増えている。
Recently, stylish maternity wear has been increasing.
マタニティウェアを買いにデパートへ行った。
I went to the department store to buy maternity clothes.
Variant with ウエ for 'we'; less common but still seen.
Variant with long vowel marker ティー; reflects English pronunciation more closely.
Rare variant combining long vowel and ウエ; mostly search-only.
Loanword from English 'maternity wear', adapted into katakana with common variations in representing the 'we' sound and vowel length.