gliberal

gliberal
 adj.— «For the woman in what I call “gliberal” society today—postmodern, urbane, both bureaucratic and competitive—carrying a child has gone from a glorious condition to an inconvenient and even shameful one, in the space of two generations.» —“What Happened to Motherhood?” by David Warren Real Clear Politics Mar. 27, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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