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11single-parent family — UK US noun [countable] [singular single parent family plural single parent families] a one parent family Thesaurus: types of familyhyponym …
12lone-parent family — ˌlone parent ˈfamily [lone parent family] noun = ↑one parent family …
13single parent family — family which has only one parent …
14single-parent family — noun A nuclear family with only one parent …
15family law — Introduction body of law regulating family relationships, including marriage and divorce, the treatment of children, and related economic matters. In the past, family law was closely connected with the law of property and succession… …
16family — noun plural families 1 PEOPLE WHO ARE CLOSELY RELATED (U) a group of people who are related to each other, especially a mother, father, and their children: Ned comes from a big family of eight children. | Do you know the family next door? (also + …
17family — fam|i|ly W1S1 [ˈfæməli] n plural families ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(closely related group)¦ 2¦(all your relations)¦ 3¦(children)¦ 4 family size/pack etc 5¦(group of animals/things)¦ 6 she s/he s family 7 in the family way ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1400 1500; …
18parent — 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… …
19parent — noun (C) 1 the father or mother of a person or animal: I don t really get on with my boyfriend s parents. | a parent substitute, such as an aunt 2 something that produces other things of the same type: Shares in Mercury parent Cable and Wireless… …
20Family — For other uses, see Family (disambiguation). Relationships …
