one-parent family
noun/ˌwʌn peərənt ˈfæməli/
/ˌwʌn perənt ˈfæməli/
(also lone-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
- the difficulties faced by one-parent families
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