one-parent family
noun🔊/ˌwʌn peərənt ˈfæməli/
🔊/ˌwʌn perənt ˈfæməli/
(also lone-parent family)
(both British English) (also single-parent family British and North American English)
a family in which the children live with one parent rather than two 单亲家庭 the difficulties faced by one-parent families 单亲家庭面对的困难