English Dictionary

aunting

名詞

不可算名詞

(zoology) The provision of maternal care by another, allomothering. / (sociology) The interactions arising from an aunt or aunt-like relationship

日本語の意味

（動物学）別の個体による母性的なケア、すなわち代理母ケア（アロマザリング）の行為を指す。 / （社会学）おばあるいはおばに類する関係から生じる交流や相互作用を意味する。

In some primate troops, aunting provides critical support for infant survival when the mother is absent.

いくつかの霊長類の群れでは、代母育児が母親が不在のときに幼獣の生存を支える重要な役割を果たす。

意味（1）

(zoology) The provision of maternal care by another, allomothering.

The aunting behavior in a captive group of 22 squirrel monkeys containing three infants was done in terms of the age/sex classification of those animals involved. The time course of the aunting phenomena and the type and intensity of the interactions between the mothers and the aunts were recorded.

意味（2）

(sociology) The interactions arising from an aunt or aunt-like relationship

I found that aunting, or the care and nurture of children by aunts and great-aunts, is gendered and invisible work that, at the most basic level, salvages children’s lives.