lone-parent family
noun/ˌləʊn peərənt ˈfæməli/
/ˌləʊn perənt ˈfæməli/
(also one-parent family)
(both British English) (also single-parent family British and North American English)
- a family in which the children live with one parent rather than two
- Most lone-parent families are headed by women.
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