men's maternity wear

over-sized men's clothing, such as baggy pants, occasionally with rubber bands around the ankles, XXXL T-shirts, and hoodies that extend to the knees

Is Ray expecting or did he just lose 150 pounds? He's been sporting the men's maternity wear lately.

by shepp February 15, 2008

your maternal figure

Pussy

Your maternal figure is a pussy

by Screwballincredinle September 11, 2022

Maternity Metric System

When a pregnant woman refers to her pregnancy progress in weeks, not months.

Person A: "Wow, you're pregnant! How far along are you?"
Pregnant chick: "I'm 20 weeks."
Person A: "Oh so 5 months?"
Pregnant chick: "No, 20 weeks. It's the maternity metric system equivalent for 5 months. But saying it in weeks makes me sound better than everyone and it confuses and annoys people."

by redsparkle1 October 3, 2011

maternity effect

The realization of a husband understanding or experiencing his wife's pain during pregnancy and/or labor, and acquiring a sudden appreciation or respect for her.

A: I went through the pregnancy simulator with my wife yesterday, and I don't know how she does it.
B: Dude, you were a victim of the maternity effect!

by OrangeEagleMonkey December 5, 2017

maternal crush

When man feels that the woman is like a mother to him regardless of how old she is.

"I might have a maternal crush on you."

by Chickenrubber June 4, 2016

Maternal Velocity

n.
The average speed of a baby traveling through the birth canal. Based on the time from the beginning of transitionall delivery to the baby being fully delivered. This comes out to 14 cm/hr on average for a woman with a 7 cm long birth canal.

See also: Mom Speed

Dude, all I heard was my mom screaming and the next thing I knew, I was at maternal velocity.

by Obeythelaw7 May 30, 2016

maternalism

A type of toxic behaviour most commonly exhibited by middle aged women which seeks to control or discredit a person through a sustained campaign of infantilisation, gaslighting and intense focus on the target's perceived flaws or disabilities.

Through this the perpetrator sets themselves up as a protective mother figure of an otherwise capable adult to whom they are usually not related.

This tactic is often used in the defence of bigotry or conspiracy theories such as the anti-vax movement, the goal being to portray the target as too immature to have their arguments taken seriously.

That article by JK Rowling reeks of maternalism.

by sonderland June 11, 2020