The state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus.

synonyms: gestation, pregnancy.

Dutch: materniteit, zwangerschapstijd, moederschap, dracht, drachttijd, zwangerschap
Polish: ciężarność, ciąża, stan błogosławiony, odmienny stan, brzemienność

The kinship relation between an offspring and the mother.

synonym: motherhood.

Roget 166: paternity; parentage; consanguinity etc. 11.    parent; father, sire, dad, papa, paterfamilias, abba^†; genitor, progenitor, procreator; ancestor; grandsire^†, grandfather; great-grandfather; fathership^†, fatherhood; mabap^†.    house, stem, trunk, tree, stock, stirps, pedigree, lineage, line, family, tribe, sept, race, clan; genealogy, descent, extraction, birth, ancestry; forefathers, forbears, patriarchs.    motherhood, maternity; mother, dam, mamma, materfamilias [Lat.], grandmother.    ... show more

Dutch: materniteit, moederschap
Polish: macierzyństwo

The quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother.

synonyms: maternal quality, maternalism, motherliness.

Polish: matczyność