Childrearer

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who rears (cares for and raises) a child.

    "Though Harding is familiar with Marxism, she moves far beyond the bounds of traditional Marxist theory. Her emphasis on the biological, psychological and social development of children, and on women's work as childrearers, indicates a deep integration of feminist principles into her work."

Example

More examples

"Though Harding is familiar with Marxism, she moves far beyond the bounds of traditional Marxist theory. Her emphasis on the biological, psychological and social development of children, and on women's work as childrearers, indicates a deep integration of feminist principles into her work."

Etymology

From child + rearer.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.