maternidad
/mateɾniˈdad/ · B2 · noun · f
motherhood
🤱 maternidad = matern(al) + -idad (state of being) → the state of being a mother
Starts with Latin mater, mother, which also gives maternal and maternity. The suffix -idad matches English -ity, so maternidad is basically maternity, the condition of being a mother. Same pattern: felicidad, ciudad.