single-parent
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesattributive adjective
single-parent; having only one parent
neutralUsed attributively to describe families or children where the household is headed by one parent, due to divorce, separation, death of a parent, or never being married. It's a neutral term, commonly used in social contexts.
Tā她
zài在
yī一
gè个
dān单
qīn亲
jiā家
tíng庭
zhǎng长
dà大
。
She grew up in a single-parent family.
Xué学
xiào校
wèi为
dān单
qīn亲
zǐ子
nǚ女
tí提
gòng供
le了
é额
wài外
de的
fǔ辅
dǎo导
。
The school provides additional tutoring for children from single-parent households.
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Dān单
qīn亲
mā妈
ma妈
men们
cháng常
cháng常
miàn面
lín临
gèng更
dà大
de的
jīng经
jì济
yā压
lì力
。
Single mothers often face greater financial pressure.
Dān单
qīn亲
fù父
qīn亲
dú独
zì自
fǔ抚
yǎng养
liǎng两
gè个
hái孩
zi子
。
The single father is raising two children alone.
Xiàn现
dài代
shè社
huì会
dān单
qīn亲
jiā家
tíng庭
de的
shù数
liàng量
yǒu有
suǒ所
zēng增
jiā加
。
In modern society, the number of single-parent families has increased.