childbearer

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

child +‎ bearer

Noun[edit]

childbearer (plural childbearers)

  1. One who gives birth to a child.
    • 2004, Cheris Kramarae, Dale Spender, Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women:
      Nazi ideology, based on a belief in German racial supremacy, discriminated against women as childbearers.