Related to or engaged in earning money to support oneself or a family.
Gerund/adjective form of breadearner, formed by adding -ing to the concept of earning bread.
The shift from 'breadearner' to 'breadearning' shows how language becomes more flexible when describing work—the phrase adapts to describe activities and roles.
Gerund of gendered term; perpetuates male-as-default primary earner. Labor historians show 40%+ of women earned wages in early 20th century, yet 'breadearning' remained male-coded.
Prefer 'income earning' or 'wage earning' for gender-neutral reference to income generation.
["income earning","wage earning","providing income"]
Women's historical contributions to family income were systematized out of visibility by breadwinner-homemaker ideology; acknowledge diversity of earning models.
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