lone parent
1lone parent — noun Lone parent is used before these nouns: ↑family …
2lone-parent family — ˌlone parent ˈfamily [lone parent family] noun = ↑one parent family …
3lone parent — a parent living alone with dependent offspring Usually an unmarried mother or a parent whose spouse lives apart through divorce or other separation, without any suggestion that the child has other than two progenitors: The main reason… …
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5lone — [ləun US loun] adj [only before noun] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: alone] 1.) used to talk about the only person or thing in a place, or the only person or thing that does something = ↑solitary ▪ A lone figure was standing at the bus stop. ▪ He was… …
6lone — [[t]lo͟ʊn[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n If you talk about a lone person or thing, you mean that they are alone. A lone woman motorist waited for six hours for the RAC yesterday because of a name mix up... He was shot by a lone gunman. 2) ADJ: ADJ n A lone… …
7parent — par|ent W1S1 [ˈpeərənt US ˈper ] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: Latin, present participle of parere to give birth to ] 1.) the father or mother of a person or animal ▪ Children under fourteen should be accompanied by a parent. ▪ The… …
8lone */ — UK [ləʊn] / US [loʊn] adjective [only before noun] 1) alone Lone women drivers are advised not to pick up hitchhikers. 2) single, or only Police believe a lone gunman is responsible for the shooting. 3) British without a husband, wife, or partner …
9lone — adjective 1) a lone police officer Syn: solitary, single, solo, unaccompanied, sole, isolated 2) a lone parent Syn: single, unmarried, separated, divorced, widowed …
10Lone Wolf and Cub — Cover art by Frank Miller of Lone Wolf and Cub vol. 1 (English version) 子連れ狼 (Kozure Ōkami) …
