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Definition of lone parent noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lone parent

noun

/ˌləʊn ˈpeərənt/

/ˌləʊn ˈperənt/

(British English)

(also single parent British and North American English)

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a person who takes care of their child or children without a husband, wife or partnerTopics Life stagesc2

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