Factbox: Fencing at the Olympics July 24, 2012 | Daniel Bases | Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - The sport of fencing is one of just four to be contested at every Olympic Games of the modern era, starting in 1896.
An ultrasound of a human fetus. The definition of a fetus is an unborn offspring of an animal with a vertebrae or human. A baby that has been in its mother's stomach growing for 18 weeks is an example of a fetus. fetus.
Dictionary entry overview: What does maternity mean? â¢ MATERNITY (noun) The noun MATERNITY has 3 senses: 1. the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus 2. the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother 3. the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother Familiarity information: MATERNITY used as a noun is uncommon.