maternalist

noun

maternalist

noun

Etymology From maternal + -ist.

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:

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