🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

产科病房

Pronunciation / Transliteration: chǎn kē bìng fáng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Maternity Ward/məˈtɜːrnɪti wɔrd/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"她在产科病房待了几天。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A hospital department specializing in the care of women during childbirth and the immediate postpartum period.

    "The maternity ward was bustling with nurses and new mothers."
  2. 2

    A section of a hospital where women give birth and receive care before and after delivery.

    "She was admitted to the maternity ward for her scheduled delivery."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'maternity' originates from the Latin word 'maternitas', meaning motherhood, which evolved through Old French before entering English. 'Ward' comes from the Old English 'weard', meaning guard or protection, reflecting the role of the ward in providing care and safety.

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