maternity ward

noun

A hospital ward that provides assistance during childbirth.

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Meanings

nounmaternity ward (plural maternity wards)

plural maternity wards

  1. A hospital ward that provides assistance during childbirth.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
maternity

Translations

Arabic قِسْمُ النِّسَاءِ وَٱلْوِلَادَةِ
  • قِسْمُ النِّسَاءِ وَٱلْوِلَادَةِ (qismu n-nisāʔi wal-wilādati)hospital ward
Bulgarian роди́лно отделе́ние
  • роди́лно отделе́ние (rodílno otdelénie)hospital ward
Danish fødeafdeling
  • fødeafdelinghospital ward
Dutch kraamafdeling
  • kraamafdelinghospital ward
Finnish synnytyslaitos, synnytysosasto
  • synnytyslaitoshospital ward
  • synnytysosastohospital ward
  • synnärihospital ward
  • lapsenpäästölaitoshospital ward
French maternité
  • maternitéhospital ward
German Entbindungsstation
  • Entbindungsstationhospital ward
Icelandic fæðingardeild, sængurkvennadeild
  • fæðingardeildhospital ward
  • sængurkvennadeildhospital ward
Māori whare kōhanga
  • whare kōhangahospital ward
Norwegian Bokmål fødeavdeling, barselavdeling
  • fødeavdelinghospital ward
  • barselavdelinghospital ward
Polish oddział położniczy, porodówka
  • oddział położniczyhospital ward
  • porodówkahospital ward
Russian роди́льное отделе́ние
  • роди́льное отделе́ние (rodílʹnoje otdelénije)hospital ward
Spanish sala de maternidad
  • sala de maternidadhospital ward
Swedish förlossningsavdelning, barnbördshus
  • förlossningsavdelninghospital ward
  • barnbördshushospital ward
  • barnbördsavdelninghospital ward
Tamil ஈனில்
  • ஈனில் (īṉil)hospital ward
Ukrainian поло́гове відді́лення
  • поло́гове відді́лення (polóhove viddílennja)hospital ward
Yiddish קימפּעט־פּאַלאַטע
  • קימפּעט־פּאַלאַטע (kimpet-palate)hospital ward
Cite this entry
APA

maternity ward. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maternity%20ward

MLA

“maternity ward.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maternity%20ward. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maternity ward,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maternity%20ward.

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