lone parent family

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• lone-parent family — ˌlone parent ˈfamily [lone parent family] noun = ↑one parent family …   Useful english dictionary

• one-parent family — noun A family in which, due to death, divorce, etc, the children are looked after by only one parent • • • Main Entry: ↑one * * * one parent family UK US noun [countable] [singular one parent family plural …   Useful english dictionary

• lone parent — noun Lone parent is used before these nouns: ↑family …   Collocations dictionary

• lone parent —    a parent living alone with dependent offspring    Usually an unmarried mother or a parent whose spouse lives apart through divorce or other separation, without any suggestion that the child has other than two progenitors:     The main reason… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• one-parent family —    a parent living alone with dependent offspring    There are normally two parents still alive, of whom one is permanently absent from the home, or, in the case of many young females, was never there at all:     The one parent family is going to …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• lone — [ləun US loun] adj [only before noun] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: alone] 1.) used to talk about the only person or thing in a place, or the only person or thing that does something = ↑solitary ▪ A lone figure was standing at the bus stop. ▪ He was… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• family — noun 1 group of people related to each other ADJECTIVE ▪ big, large ▪ entire, whole ▪ a summer movie for the whole family ▪ close …   Collocations dictionary

• family, sociology of — The family is an intimate domestic group made up of people related to one another by bonds of blood, sexual mating, or legal ties. It has been a very resilient social unit that has survived and adapted through time. Yet, on both sides of the… …   Dictionary of sociology

• parent — par|ent W1S1 [ˈpeərənt US ˈper ] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: Latin, present participle of parere to give birth to ] 1.) the father or mother of a person or animal ▪ Children under fourteen should be accompanied by a parent. ▪ The… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Lone Wolf and Cub — Cover art by Frank Miller of Lone Wolf and Cub vol. 1 (English version) 子連れ狼 (Kozure Ōkami) …   Wikipedia

• Single parent — is a term that is mostly used to suggest that one parent has most of the day to day responsibilities in the raising of the child or children, which would categorize them as the dominant caregiver. The dominant caregiver is the parent in which the …   Wikipedia