Definition of lone parent in English:

lone parent

noun

British

A person bringing up a child or children without a partner.
many lone parents are put off employment because they cannot find childcare
Example sentencesExamples
- Groups such as lone parents are being excluded from reentering the labour market and from educational opportunities.
- She was living in public housing, separated from her husband and living on a lone parent allowance.
- The great majority of lone parents were women.
- We would have a lot of lone parents who may not be able to take up education because they are not being paid.
- Lone parents have been let down and left out of pocket.
- They are hosting an exciting new programme, designed specifically for independent or lone parents.
- We now have two different systems that don't work properly and thousands of lone parents missing out.
- The proportion of lone-parent households with dependent children almost doubled, now accounting for five per cent of households.
- Being a lone parent with a child and combining that with a job is a major stressor.
- No matter where I go, when I ask lone parents what is the biggest issue, invariably they say childcare.

词汇	lone parent
释义	Definition of lone parent in English: lone parent noun British A person bringing up a child or children without a partner. many lone parents are put off employment because they cannot find childcare Example sentencesExamples Groups such as lone parents are being excluded from reentering the labour market and from educational opportunities. She was living in public housing, separated from her husband and living on a lone parent allowance. The great majority of lone parents were women. We would have a lot of lone parents who may not be able to take up education because they are not being paid. Lone parents have been let down and left out of pocket. They are hosting an exciting new programme, designed specifically for independent or lone parents. We now have two different systems that don't work properly and thousands of lone parents missing out. The proportion of lone-parent households with dependent children almost doubled, now accounting for five per cent of households. Being a lone parent with a child and combining that with a job is a major stressor. No matter where I go, when I ask lone parents what is the biggest issue, invariably they say childcare.
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