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one-parent family

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌone-parent ˈfamily noun [countable]  SSFa family in which there is only one parent who lives with the children 单亲家庭 SYN single parent family, single-parent family
ˌone-parent ˈfamily nounChineseSyllable


one-parent family
ˌone-parent ˈfamily noun [countable]
a family in which there is only one parent who lives with the children
   SYN  single parent family, single-parent family


one-parent familyBrE /ˌwʌn peərənt ˈfæməli/ 🔊NAmE /ˌwʌn perənt ˈfæməli/ 🔊 (also ˌlone-parent ˈfamily) nouna family in which the children live with one parent rather than two 单亲家庭   see also single parent