Monoparental in english

Single parent

pronunciation: sɪŋgəlperənt part of speech: none

In gestures

monoparental

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» familia monoparental = lone-parent family ; one parent family ; single parent ; single-parent working family ; single-parent family ; lone parent .

Example: This article examines the effects of changes in family structure (from a family with two original parents to a lone-parent family or a stepfamily) on young children.

Example: Allied to these sections were the compilation of self-help packs of information, each dealing with a particular problem or area of enquiry, eg buying or selling a house, one parent families, legal aid, redundancy etc.

Example: Single parents are given priority in applying for help and divorced women automatically receive maintenance from the local authority who then claim it from the husband.

Example: They have become very popular with library patrons, especially in time-rationed, gridlocked metropolitan areas with a high proportion of single-parent working families.

Example: Also, even juvenile fiction could be better accessed by applying more specific descriptors when possible; for example, single-parent family instead of the catch-all FAMILY.

Example: The cohorts that 'initiated' family change (growing numbers of divorces, out-of-wedlock births, lone parents, patchwork families) in the late 1960s/early 1970s have now began the transition into retirement age.