lone-parent family
noun /ˌləʊn peərənt ˈfæməli/
/ˌləʊn perənt ˈfæməli/
(also one-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 twoTopics Life stagesc2, Family and relationshipsc2