maternity clothes

  • 1maternity clothes — clothes for pregnant women …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 2maternity clothes — /məˈtɜnəti kloʊðz/ (say muh ternuhtee klohdhz) plural noun loose fitting clothes designed for pregnant women …

  • 3Maternity clothing — is worn by women in some cultures as an adaptation to changes in body size during pregnancy. History A waistless maternity dress fits a pregnant woman in late 16th century Elizabethan England. Dresses did …

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  • 4clothes — [ klouðz ] noun plural *** the things that you wear such as shirts, dresses, pants, etc.: a pile of dirty clothes Carmen wears the most beautiful clothes. put on clothes: I m going to put on some clean clothes. take off clothes: Why don t you… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 5maternity — ► NOUN 1) motherhood. 2) (before another noun ) relating to the period during pregnancy and shortly after childbirth: maternity clothes …

    English terms dictionary

  • 6maternity — [[t]mətɜ͟ː(r)nɪti[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n Maternity is used to describe things relating to the help and medical care given to a woman when she is pregnant and when she gives birth. Your job will be kept open for your return after maternity leave...… …

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  • 7maternity — 1 adjective (only before noun) 1 maternity clothes/dress etc clothes etc used by women who are pregnant (=going to have a baby) 2 maternity benefits/pay/allowance the money that a woman is given by an employer or a government when she has a baby… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8maternity — Motherhood. [see maternal] * * * ma·ter·ni·ty mə tər nət ē n, pl ties a hospital facility designed for the care of women before and during childbirth and for the care of newborn babies maternity adj 1) being or providing care during and… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 9clothes */*/*/ — UK [kləʊðz] / US [kloʊðz] noun [plural] 1) a) the things that you wear such as shirts, dresses, trousers etc a pile of dirty clothes Carmen wears the most beautiful clothes. put on clothes: I m going to put on some clean clothes. take off clothes …

    English dictionary

  • 10maternity — ma|ter|ni|ty1 [ mə tɜrnəti ] adjective only before noun * designed or provided for women who are pregnant or who have just had a baby: maternity clothes maternity pay/benefits maternity ma|ter|ni|ty 2 [ mə tɜrnəti ] noun uncount FORMAL the state… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English