single parent
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noun
a parent or guardian who brings up a child or children alone, without a partner: Being a single parent isn’t easy.
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Origin of single parent
First recorded in 1850–60
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single-parent
[ sing-guhl-pair-uhnt, ‐par-uhnt ]
/ ˈsɪŋ gəlˈpɛər ənt, ‐ˈpær ənt /
adjective
of or noting a family in which a parent brings up a child or children alone, without a partner: a single-parent family; a single-parent household.
Origin of single-parent
First recorded in 1965–70
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single parent
noun
- a person who has a dependent child or dependent children and who is widowed, divorced, or unmarried
- (as modifier)a single-parent family
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