- single parent mother
- mother who raises her children alone without the help of the father
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
single parent mother
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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
single parent — noun A mother or father bringing up children alone (hence single parent family) • • • Main Entry: ↑single * * * ˌsingle ˈparent [single parent] noun a person who takes care of their child or children without a husband, wife or partner … Useful english dictionary
single parent — n a mother or father who looks after their children on their own, without a partner = ↑lone parent … Dictionary of contemporary English
single parent — a parent living with dependent offspring without an adult partner A variant of lone parent and no longer referring for the most part to someone who has lost a spouse. Also as single mother: The papers are always complaining about single … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
single parent — noun A parent who is the only guardian of an offspring. See Also: single father, single mother … Wiktionary
single-parent father — father who raises children without the mother … English contemporary dictionary
single parent — noun (C) a mother or father who looks after their children on their own, without a partner … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
single parents — Single parent families are also known as ‘loneparent’ or ‘one parent’ families. There are about 1.5 million such families in the UK. Approximately one in five children live with one parent, of whom 9 percent are fathers. Just over four in ten… … Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture
Mother — Numerous terms redirect here. For other uses, see Mother (disambiguation), Mom (disambiguation), Mommy (disambiguation), Moms (disambiguation), Mum (disambiguation), Motherhood (film), and Mothering (magazine) … Wikipedia
parent — [[t]pe͟ərənt[/t]] ♦ parents 1) N COUNT: usu pl Your parents are your mother and father. → See also foster parent, , single parent Children need their parents... This is where a lot of parents go wrong... When you become a parent the things you… … English dictionary
