breadwinner

«breadwinner» in Mova's school dictionary: The person in a family who earns the money that the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a breadwinner, breadwinners)

meaning for a pupil

The person in a family who earns the money that the family lives on. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday adult life and stories about families, the breadwinner goes out to work. Today in many families both parents are breadwinners, or a mum is the main one. «Bread» here means money and food.

examples

• Mum is the main breadwinner in our house. tree →
• When Dad lost his job, Gran became the breadwinner. tree →
• Both my parents are breadwinners. tree →
• In the story, the eldest son had to become the breadwinner. tree →
• Being the only breadwinner can be stressful. tree →

note

One word. It does not mean someone wins bread in a contest. Any family member can be the breadwinner.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «breadwinner» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.