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one-parent family
noun [C] /ˌwʌn.peə.rəntˈfæm.əl.i/
/-per.ənt-/ (also single-parent family)Definition
(Definition of one-parent family noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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