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Definition of broken home noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

broken home

noun

/ˌbrəʊkən ˈhəʊm/

/ˌbrəʊkən ˈhəʊm/

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a family in which the parents are divorced or separated
- She comes from a broken home.
- children from a broken home
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