Word: nonmaternity
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: non
ma
ter
ni
ty
Definition: Not of or pertaining to maternity; the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
Morphemes:
Affix: non-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in the sense of no or none to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nōn
Language: ML.
Decoded: non
Meaning: not
Affix: maternity
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The state of being pregnant; pregnancy.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: mate
Language: en
Decoded: mate
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To copulate; engage in sexual intercourse
Affix: -er
Language: en
Decoded: -er
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A person whose occupation is (the noun).
Affix: -nus
Language: la
Decoded: -nus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: derives adjective nouns from verbs.
Affix: -tās
Language: la
Decoded: -tas
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship; Used to form feminine abstract nouns indicating a state of being.