Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pronatalism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: prona-tal-ism
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An attitude or ideology promoting child-bearing; advocacy of having children, especially from the State.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"On the other hand, Bishop questioned whether the increase in lesbians now considering motherhood is a response to pressure to have childen in order to see ourselves as whole and healthy. She noted the strong tide of pro-natalism sweeping our country; for example, the current preponderance of movies about babies."
"In France the emphasis fell on pronatalism; after the crushing defeat in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1 and with the French population being outstripped by the German, health propaganda encouraged large families."

Etymology

From pro- + natal + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pro
Suffix: natal

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

pronatalisms (plural)

Questions

What does pronatalism mean?: An attitude or ideology promoting child-bearing; advocacy of having children, especially from the State.
Where does pronatalism come from?: From pro- + natal + -ism.

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