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maternalists

maternalists is the plural of maternalist.

Meaning of maternalist

Noun

maternalist (plural maternalists)

  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.2008 June 27, David Brooks, “The Sam’s Club Agenda”, in New York Times

Questions about maternalists

What is maternalists the plural of?
Maternalists is the plural of maternalist.

Words near maternalists in the dictionary

  1. maternalism
  2. maternalisms
  3. maternalist
  4. maternalistic
  5. maternalistically
  6. maternalists
  7. maternality
  8. maternalization
  9. maternalize
  10. maternalized
  11. maternalizes

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