Maternalist

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A supporter of maternalism.

    "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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"Self-conscious maternalists like Eleanor Roosevelt and Frances Perkins ensured that New Deal programs were biased in favor of traditional two-parent families."

Etymology

From maternal + -ist.

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