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single parent

single parent

Meaning of single parent

parent raising child alone

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EN-UK/ə ˈsɪŋɡl ˈpeərənt/
EN-US/ˈsɪŋɡəl ˈpɛrənt/
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single parent with Russian translation

single parent usage examples

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Родитель-одиночка читает сказку на ночь, пока ребёнок засыпает.

The single parent reads a bedtime story while the child falls asleep.

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

По субботам родитель-одиночка водит ребёнка в парк и покупает мороженое.

On Saturdays the single parent takes the child to the park and buys an ice cream.

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single parent belongs to the topic "Family Relationships". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

single parentродитель-одиночка
familyсемья
parentsродители
momмама
dadпапа
childребёнок
childrenдети

single parent synonyms

Related words worth learning together

single mother
Specifies that the parent is female.
single father
Specifies that the parent is male.
single mom
Informal/colloquial US term for a single mother.
single dad
Informal/colloquial term for a single father, common in US speech.
single-parent family
Focuses on the family unit headed by one parent rather than the individual.
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single mother

Specifies that the parent is female.

A1Very Often

She is a single mother who works full time.

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single father

Specifies that the parent is male.

A1Often

After the divorce, he became a single father.

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single mom

Informal/colloquial US term for a single mother.

A1Very Often

She's a single mom juggling work and school runs.

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single dad

Informal/colloquial term for a single father, common in US speech.

A1Often

He's a single dad who takes his kids to football practice.

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single-parent family

Focuses on the family unit headed by one parent rather than the individual.

A2Often

Single-parent families may need extra community support.

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custodial parent

Legal term for the parent who has legal custody of the child after separation/divorce.

B1Rarely

The custodial parent decides on the child's schooling in many cases.

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widowed parent

Specifies that the parent is single because their partner has died.

A2Rarely

After he became a widowed parent, neighbors brought meals to help.

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divorced parent

Indicates the parent is single as a result of divorce or legal separation.

A2Often

As a divorced parent, she shares custody and parenting duties.

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single parent means single parent. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce single parent

/ə ˈsɪŋɡl ˈpeərənt/

single parent translation

single parent

single parent examples

The single parent reads a bedtime story while the child falls asleep.

single parent transcription

/ə ˈsɪŋɡl ˈpeərənt/, /ˈsɪŋɡəl ˈpɛrənt/

Questions about this word

single parent meaning: what does it mean?

parent raising child alone

single parent pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

single parent is pronounced as /ə ˈsɪŋɡl ˈpeərənt/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

single parent definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The single parent reads a bedtime story while the child falls asleep. Translation: Родитель-одиночка читает сказку на ночь, пока ребёнок засыпает.

Is single parent part of Family Relationships vocabulary?

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