English Dictionary

allomothering

名詞

不可算名詞

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

日本語の意味

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

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

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。

意味（1）

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.