pronatalistn.adj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)prəʊˈneɪtl̩ɪst/,

/(ˌ)prəʊˈneɪtəlɪst/, U.S.

/ˌproʊˈneɪdl̩ᵻst/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pro- prefix¹, natal adj.¹, -ist suffix.

Etymology: < pro- prefix¹ + natal adj.¹ + -ist suffix, perhaps after French (compare quot. 1938 at sense A.), although this has not been traced. Compare pronatalism n.

A. n.

A supporter of pronatalism; an advocate of the practice of having a large family.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > [noun] > advocacy of large families > person

pronatalist1938

1938 Mod. Law Rev. 2 102 The suppression of abortion was part of the policy of the Alliance Nationale pour l'Accroissement de la Population Française, founded by J. Bertillon in 1896. (Three months after this had been founded, Paul Robin set up his counter organisation, ‘La Ligue de la Régéneration Humaine’, for advocating birth-control and attacking the pro-natalists.)

1953 Population Stud. 7 39 Even the most ambitious of French pro-natalists admit today that policy must be directed to encouraging the birth of a third and possibly a fourth child, rather than concentrating on the large family.

1974 Encycl. Brit. Macropædia XIV. 818/2 Taken as a whole, Europeans in the Middle Ages were pronatalists.

1996 D. Coleman Europe's Population in 1990s vii. 262 Unlike some ecologists..pro-natalists apparently want to keep up the supply of home-grown citizens.

B. adj.

Of or relating to the encouragement, esp. by the State, of the practice of having a large family; in favour of or advocating large families.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > [adjective] > pronatalist

pronatalist1938

society > authority > rule or government > politics > political philosophy > specific policies or advocacy of > [adjective] > relating to or supporting other specific policies

laissez-faire1825

restorationist1828

abolitionist1833

irredential1891

pronatalist1938

elitist1943

neo-isolationist1952

non-aligned1954

1938 Mod. Law Rev. 2 105 In most countries and at most periods there have been pro-natalist policies directed at encouraging marriage and the raising of large families.

1974 Sci. Amer. Sept. 125/3 Between the 1930's and the 1950's there was..an increase in pronatalist intervention by the [U.S.] Government, particularly through the tax structure.

1979 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 127 415/1 Some countries are still avowedly pro~natalist.

2002 R. Porter Blood & Guts viii. 162 Steps were taken to benefit mothers and babies, in line with pronatalist attempts to boost population.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pronatalist
释义	pronatalistn.adj. Brit. /(ˌ)prəʊˈneɪtl̩ɪst/, /(ˌ)prəʊˈneɪtəlɪst/, U.S. /ˌproʊˈneɪdl̩ᵻst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pro- prefix¹, natal adj.¹, -ist suffix. Etymology: < pro- prefix¹ + natal adj.¹ + -ist suffix, perhaps after French (compare quot. 1938 at sense A.), although this has not been traced. Compare pronatalism n. A. n. A supporter of pronatalism; an advocate of the practice of having a large family. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > [noun] > advocacy of large families > person pronatalist1938 1938 Mod. Law Rev. 2 102 The suppression of abortion was part of the policy of the Alliance Nationale pour l'Accroissement de la Population Française, founded by J. Bertillon in 1896. (Three months after this had been founded, Paul Robin set up his counter organisation, ‘La Ligue de la Régéneration Humaine’, for advocating birth-control and attacking the pro-natalists.) 1953 Population Stud. 7 39 Even the most ambitious of French pro-natalists admit today that policy must be directed to encouraging the birth of a third and possibly a fourth child, rather than concentrating on the large family. 1974 Encycl. Brit. Macropædia XIV. 818/2 Taken as a whole, Europeans in the Middle Ages were pronatalists. 1996 D. Coleman Europe's Population in 1990s vii. 262 Unlike some ecologists..pro-natalists apparently want to keep up the supply of home-grown citizens. B. adj. Of or relating to the encouragement, esp. by the State, of the practice of having a large family; in favour of or advocating large families. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > [adjective] > pronatalist pronatalist1938 society > authority > rule or government > politics > political philosophy > specific policies or advocacy of > [adjective] > relating to or supporting other specific policies laissez-faire1825 restorationist1828 abolitionist1833 irredential1891 pronatalist1938 elitist1943 neo-isolationist1952 non-aligned1954 1938 Mod. Law Rev. 2 105 In most countries and at most periods there have been pro-natalist policies directed at encouraging marriage and the raising of large families. 1974 Sci. Amer. Sept. 125/3 Between the 1930's and the 1950's there was..an increase in pronatalist intervention by the [U.S.] Government, particularly through the tax structure. 1979 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 127 415/1 Some countries are still avowedly pro~natalist. 2002 R. Porter Blood & Guts viii. 162 Steps were taken to benefit mothers and babies, in line with pronatalist attempts to boost population. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1938
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