maternity

noun

1.
the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
forebirth gestation pregnancy
2.
the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother
motherhood
3.
the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother
mothership maternalism maternal quality motherliness
Derived from:
maternal