pronatalist
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]pronatalist (plural pronatalists)
- One who believes in pronatalism.
Adjective
[edit]pronatalist (comparative more pronatalist, superlative most pronatalist)
- Promoting child-bearing.
- 1980 December 20, “Hoarding The Pill”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 22, page 2:
- Women in this country are reportedly hoarding contraceptives because they fear that the new Sandanista [sic] government will discourage and possibly outlaw use of the "pill" and other birth control devices. According to Her Say […] Nicaraguan feminists say they believe the new government is adopting a "pronatalist" policy in order to populate sparsely populated areas, and to make up for the thousands killed during the Sandanista [sic] Revolution that overthrew dictator Anastasio Somoza nine months ago.