single parent

1. (also noun singular) in tennis etc, a match or matches with only one player on each side. The men's singles are being played this week; (also adjective) a singles match.

2. (especially American) unmarried (usually young) people. a bar for singles; (also adjective) a singles holiday/club.

ˈsingly adverb

one by one; separately. They came all together, but they left singly.

ˌsingle-ˈbreasted adjective

(of a coat, jacket etc) having only one row of buttons. a single-breasted tweed suit.

ˌsingle-ˈdecker noun, adjective

(a bus etc) having only one deck or level. a single-decker (bus).

ˌsingle-ˈhanded adjective, adverb

working etc by oneself, without help. He runs the restaurant single-handed; single-handed efforts.

single ˈparent noun

a mother or father who brings up a child or children on her or his own. a single-parent family.

single out

to choose or pick out for special treatment. He was singled out to receive special thanks for his help.

single parent

→ وَالِدٌ وَحِيد osamělý rodič enlig forælder Alleinerzieher ανύπαντρος γονέας padre solo, padre soltero yksinhuoltaja parent célibataire samohrani roditelj genitore single 片親で子育てをする人 홀부모 alleenstaande ouder aleneforelder samotny ojciec pai que cria filhos sozinho отец-одиночка ensamstående förälder พ่อหรือแม่ที่เลี้ยงลูกด้วยตนเองเพียงคนเดียว bekar ebeveyn người nuôi con một mình 单亲家长

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Establishing a single parent community could also help, as no one can truly understand what it's like to be a single parent without going through that experience themselves.

A support system is essential for single parents

Tuesday marked National Single Parent Day throughout the United States as a means to honor those mothers and fathers who are raising children on their own.

National Single Parent Day Recognizes Mothers And Fathers

Being a single parent with sole financial responsibility for your child anywhere in the world has immense challenges, being a single parent in Dubai has even more, primarily because there are no support systems in place for single-parent families; no school fees discounts, no official support, very few (and usually very expensive) after-school and school holiday clubs that cater to working single parents and, very few companies who make allowances for single parents to have more time flexibility during their working day.

Struggling solo

According to single parent charity Gingerbread, the decrease in the work allowance under universal credit - which was announced in the summer but not mentioned in the recent Autumn Statement - is expected to take an average PS800 a year from a million working single-parent families.

Tax credit u-turn will not stop cash going wrong way; Families still face hardship

Data from the Current Population Survey show that between 1960 and 2013, the proportion of black children living with a single parent more than doubled (from 22 percent to 55 percent); for white children, the percentage more than tripled (from 7 percent to 22 percent).

One-parent students leave School earlier; educational attainment gap widens

Single parent charity Gingerbread are encouraging parents who think they may now be eligible to apply under the new system.

Cash point

Additionally, single fathers represent a significant proportion of US single parent families.

Welfare and work: how and how much do TANF cash benefits affect the labor supply of single parents?

Champlain invests more $500,000 a year to cover counseling staff, scholarships, an emergency fund, and holiday sponsorships, including providing gifts to single parent families who can't afford them, said spokesman Stephen Mease.

Vt. college program helps support single parents

Factors in the survey that defined a destination's appeal to both a single parent and his or her children were: nightlife, activities, travel packages, and demographic.

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Single parent households may be looking for services such as nannying, babysitting and daycare centers.

Single Parent Household Data Now Available on ConsumerBase

Dating and the Single Parent" is a guide for those single parents who want to restore their family to a more complete state, facing the fears behind dating while being a parent and how to adapt to the looming threat of a stepfamily.

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