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welfare mothers

welfare mothers is the plural of welfare mother.

Meaning of welfare mother

Noun

welfare mother (plural welfare mothers)

  1. (US) A woman who receives government support for dependent children.
    • Welfare mothers who stay in school and finish their high school education secure a stable job and exit welfare rapidly.1997, Kathleen Mullan Harris, Frank F. Furstenberg, Teen Mothers and the Revolving Welfare Door, →ISBN, page 125

Questions about welfare mothers

What is welfare mothers the plural of?
Welfare mothers is the plural of welfare mother.

Words near welfare mothers in the dictionary

  1. welfare economics
  2. welfare hotel
  3. welfare hotels
  4. welfare magnet
  5. welfare mother
  6. welfare mothers
  7. welfare parasite
  8. welfare parasites
  9. welfare princess
  10. welfare princesses
  11. welfare queen

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