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The provision of infant care from someone other than the mother.

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allomothering

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Source Word

allomothering

uncountable

The provision of infant care from someone other than the mother.

Japanese Meaning

母親以外の人物によって幼児が世話されること。 / （例）祖母、叔母、姉妹、仲間など、母親以外の人からの育児・保育提供

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In some primate societies, allomothering by aunts and older siblings increases infant survival.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

一部の霊長類社会では、叔母や年上のきょうだいなど、母親以外が育児を行うことで乳児の生存率が高まる。

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The provision of infant care from someone other than the mother.

They’re so big (read: hungry) and so slow to grow to independence, that allomothering – infant care from other than the mother – not only from a baby’s grandmother, maternal aunts and sisters, but also from the baby’s brothers, father and his kin, enabled us to continue and maybe even thrive under these conditions.

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