Italian Etymology Borrowed from Medieval Latin māternitātem. Pronunciation IPA(key): /ma.ter.niˈta/* Rhymes: -a Hyphenation: ma‧ter‧ni‧tà Noun maternità f (invariable) maternity, motherhood maternity ward Related terms madre materno Anagrams maritante, mattinare, terminata Ladin Noun maternità f (uncountable) maternityWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.