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maternity
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maternity noun fertility, motherhood, motherliness, parenthood, propagation, reproduction

MATERNITY. The state or condition of a mother.
     2. It is either legitimate or natural. The former is the condition of the mother who has given birth to legitimate children, while the latter is the condition of her who has given birth to illegitimate children. Maternity is always certain, while the paternity (q.v.) is only presumed.



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To get to the clock, our barn person has to walk through the maternity pen and calving area," Jeremy says.
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Clean maternity pens after each calving, or use a separate calving pen for each cow.
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