The sole breadwinner then is someone who has the single responsibility and full duty to work for the family and does not have an option to leave the workforce at any time in the future.

Which of the sexes is considered as the breadwinner?

Recent years have seen a shift in gender norms for the breadwinner role in the U.S. A 2013 Pew Research study found that women were the sole or primary breadwinners in 40% of heterosexual relationships with children.

How do you use breadwinner in a sentence?

If something bad had happened to my father I would be the sole breadwinner for the family. He was the sole breadwinner for his family, especially since both of his parents died several years ago.