breadwoman
noun
/ˈbred • wo͝omən/
plural: breadwomen
a woman who holds it down (intentionally or not) as the family’s primary or sole income earner
synonyms:
ladyboss, superwoman, overachiever, execu-mom
sample sentences:
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She fell into being a breadwoman, just as she fell in love.
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Breadwomen sometimes struggle to reconcile the desire to achieve with the primal urge to be taken care of.
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Two things can be true: the breadwoman loves being a boss, but she secretly aches to work less hard.
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She wanted to say good-bye to c-suite mantrums once and for all, but she was the family’s breadwoman and she needed her job.
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She lies awake at night, trying to figure out how to not have it all — and not fall apart; she is a
breadwoman, after all.