breadwinner

The 25-year-old widow, who had depended on her husband as the breadwinner, now has three young children to care for.

She talked about how her son, who started his career running barefoot, had worked hard to become an international runner and the family’s breadwinner, the Nation newspaper reports.

Janine, a professor, was the breadwinner in her family—voluntarily—as her former husband went to grad school and spent a decade writing a screenplay.

When I was younger, it felt natural to prioritize him and his needs as the breadwinner.

Some of them lived separately like Chris’ parents, with the breadwinner father sending money and visiting yearly from South Korea or Taiwan.