different between maturity vs maternity

English

Etymology

mature +? -ity, from Latin maturitas.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /m??t??????ti/, /m??tj????ti/
• (US) IPA^(key): /m??t????ti/

Noun

maturity (countable and uncountable, plural maturities)

1. The state of being mature, ready or ripe.

   Some foods and drinks, like wine, only reach their full taste at maturity, which literally comes at a price

2. When bodily growth has completed and/or reproduction can begin.

   The entire tank of guppies was in their maturity and ready to mate.

   Some insect species reach sexual maturity well before their own bodily maturity

3. (countable, finance, insurance) The state of a debt obligation at the end of the term of maturation thereof, once all interest and any applicable fees have accrued to the principal.
4. (countable, finance, insurance) Date when payment is due.

   The note was cashed at maturity.

Synonyms

• matureness
• ripeness
• adulthood
• (finance) due date

Antonyms

• naïveté
• immaturity

Derived terms

• maturity date
• sexual maturity

Related terms

• maturation

Translations

English

Etymology

From French maternité, from Latin m?ternit?s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m??t??(?)n?ti/

Noun

maternity (countable and uncountable, plural maternities)

1. The state of being a mother; motherhood.
2. The state of being pregnant; pregnancy.
3. A ward or department in a hospital in which babies are born.

Synonyms

• (ward): maternity ward

Antonyms

• paternity (with respect to gender)

Related terms

• maternity bra
• maternity leave
• maternity wear, maternitywear

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