maternity dress

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• maternity dress — dress designed for a pregnant woman …   English contemporary dictionary

• maternity dress — /məˈtɜnəti drɛs/ (say muh ternuhtee dres) noun a full dress, often adjustable in girth, designed to be worn by pregnant women …  

• Maternity 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 …   Wikipedia

• maternity — [mə tʉr′nə tē] n. pl. maternities [Fr maternité < ML maternitas < L maternus, MATERNAL] 1. the state of being a mother; motherhood 2. the character or qualities of a mother; motherliness 3. a maternity ward in a hospital adj. 1. for a woman …   English World dictionary

• dress — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. clothe, attire, array; scold, reprove, berate, whip; adorn, garnish, decorate; align, equalize; prepare, bandage. See clothing, disapprobation, ornament, remedy. n. clothing, costume, vesture, garb,… …   English dictionary for students

• maternity — n. 1 motherhood. 2 motherliness. 3 (attrib.) a for women during and just after childbirth (maternity hospital; maternity leave). b suitable for a pregnant woman (maternity dress; maternity wear). Etymology: F materniteacute f. med.L maternitas… …   Useful english dictionary

• maternity — ma|ter|ni|ty1 [məˈtə:nıti US ə:r ] adj [only before noun] relating to a woman who is ↑pregnant or who has just had a baby →↑paternity ▪ a blue maternity dress maternity benefits/pay etc (=money that the government or employers give to a woman… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• maternity — I. noun (plural ties) Date: 1611 1. a. the quality or state of being a mother ; motherhood b. the qualities of a mother ; motherliness 2. a hospital facility designed for the care of women before and during childbirth and for the care of newborn… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• maternity —   Kūlana makuahine.    ♦ Maternity dress, lole hāpai …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

• Dress code — redirects here. For the 2000 film released on video as The Dress Code, see Bruno (2000 film). Male Western dress code …   Wikipedia

• Dress shoe — Dress shoes on a woman (left) and a man. A dress shoe (U.S. English) is a shoe to be worn at smart casual or more formal events. A dress shoe is typically contrasted to an athletic shoe. Dress shoes are worn by many as their standard daily shoes …   Wikipedia