nnoun.statethe state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterusSynset:gestation pregnancy
Derivationally Related Form:gestationalgestatepregnant
Hypernyms:physical condition physiological condition physiological state
Inherited Hypernyms:pregnancyphysical conditionconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:eccyesisectopic gestationectopic pregnancyentopic pregnancyextrauterine gestationextrauterine pregnancygravidagravidationgraviditygravidnessmetacyesisparaparityplacenta previatrouble
Part Meronyms:cleavage segmentation morning sickness childbed confinement labor labour lying-in parturiency travail quickening
Full Hyponyms:abdominal pregnancyectopic pregnancyentopic pregnancygravidagravidityovarian pregnancyparityplacenta previatroubletubal pregnancy
nnoun.relationthe kinship relation between an offspring and the motherSynset:motherhood
Derivationally Related Form:mother
Hypernyms:family relationship kinship relationship
Inherited Hypernyms:motherhoodkinshiprelationabstractionentity
nnoun.attributethe quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a motherAttributes:maternal
Synset:maternal quality maternalism motherliness
Examples:- the girl's motherliness made her invaluable in caring for the children
Derivationally Related Form:maternalisticmaternalmotherly
Hypernyms:parental quality
Inherited Hypernyms:motherlinessparental qualityqualityattributeabstractionentity