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المرأة المعيلة

English translation: family provider/caretaker/breadwinner

04:18 Mar 8, 2011
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Arabic term or phrase: المرأة المعيلة
I am just looking for the term in English that describes the woman who financially supports her family/kids. It does not necessarily refer to "Single women".
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English translation:family provider/caretaker/breadwinner
Explanation:
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Ayman Hemeida
United States
Local time: 12:30
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2Women breadwinners
dimamarcel
5family provider/caretaker/breadwinner
Ayman Hemeida
5family supporter
Liliane Hatem
5women head of household
Amira A Wahab
4a family-supporting female
Mohsin Alabdali


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
family provider/caretaker/breadwinner


Explanation:
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Ayman Hemeida
United States
Local time: 12:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Women breadwinners


Explanation:
Definition of BREADWINNER
1: a means (as a tool or craft) of livelihood
2: a member of a family whose wages supply its livelihood


    Reference: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrea-doucet/women-breadwinne...
    Reference: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breadwinner
dimamarcel
Local time: 11:30
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

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agree  Nadia Ayoub
6 hrs
  -> Thank you Nadia!
agree  Heba Abed
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
family supporter


Explanation:
supporter/provider/breadwinner...

Liliane Hatem
Lebanon
Local time: 20:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 20
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a family-supporting female


Explanation:
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Mohsin Alabdali
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 20:30
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
women head of household


Explanation:
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Note added at 13 hrs (2011-03-08 17:33:01 GMT)
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women the head of the household
women as head of household
http://www.google.com.eg/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=w...

Amira A Wahab
Local time: 19:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
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