maternalist

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

maternal +‎ -ist

Noun[edit]

maternalist (plural maternalists)

  1. A supporter of maternalism.
    • 2008 June 27, David Brooks, “The Sam’s Club Agenda”, in New York Times[1]:
      Self-conscious maternalists like Eleanor Roosevelt and Frances Perkins ensured that New Deal programs were biased in favor of traditional two-parent families.

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